Israeli footballer leaves Turkey after being detained for Gaza message
An Israeli footballer left Turkey on Monday after being detained overnight and charged with incitement to hatred for displaying a message about the Israel-Hamas...
Former military cadets severely beaten by guards in Turkey’s Silivri Prison
Former military cadets who are incarcerated in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison for allegedly participating in an abortive putsch in Turkey in July 2016 were...
Turkish opposition deputy questions gov’t over banning pride marches
Turkish opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu on Tuesday lodged a parliamentary inquiry asking why the deputy governor of İstanbul had banned a pride march of...
92 detained in week of operations targeting Gülen movement
Turkish authorities detained 92 people in a week of nationwide raids targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported on Saturday,...
Turkish nationals rank third among asylum seekers in France
Turks were the third largest group seeking asylum in France in 2023, the TR724 news website reported, citing statistics released by the French Office...
Mother of 3 arrested on Gülen charges, leaving children to the care of relatives
A mother of three was arrested on Thursday for alleged links to the Gülen movement, leaving her children to the care of relatives, the...
Newspaper subscription, school enrollment not terrorist activity, says Turkey’s top appeals court
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that sentenced a defendant to prison on terrorism charges for buying a subscription...
Parliamentary body receives only summary of Turkish lawmakers’ meeting with PKK leader
A special parliamentary body on Thursday received only a four-page summary of a recent meeting between Turkish lawmakers and jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)...
Turkey has no choice but to abide by ECtHR’s Yalçınkaya judgment: Turkish Bar Association
The Turkish Bar Association (TBB) has released a report on a landmark European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment delivered last year, stating that...
Albanian PM turns down Erdoğan’s request for measures against Gülen followers
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has rejected a request made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for measures against followers of the faith-based Gülen...
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