Turkey develops profiling software to identify allegedly Gülen-linked officers in Turkish military
A software program has been developed to facilitate the profiling of members of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) as part of Turkish government's massive...
VIDEO — EP President says democracy cannot exist without media freedom, expresses concern on...
Antonio Tajani, the president of the European Parliament, said genuine democracy cannot exist without a media freedom, expressing concerns on jailed journalists in Turkey.
Speaking...
83-year-old arrestee shares same prison cell with grandchild
83-year-old Hacı İsa Sezek is being kept in the same prison cell with his 29-year-old grandchild as Turkey exploits ambiguous terror laws to imprison...
Turkish gov’t secretly launched campaign to justify rearrest of critical journalists: report
The Turkish government secretly orchestrated a social media campaign to ensure the rearrest 21 journalists immediately after a court ordered their release on March...
4-year-old girl traumatized after both parents arrested on bogus terrorism charges
Four-year-old Hifa Aydın has been showing signs of distress ever since both of her parents were arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges, Bold Medya reported.
Her...
Turkish gov’t launches probe into alleged ‘fake news’ over depreciating lira
The Turkish government has launched an investigation into actions allegedly threatening "economic security," while Turkey’s financial watchdog launched a separate probe into what it...
Turkey’s main opposition leader calls on gov’t to investigate drone killings
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Sunday called on the government to clarify claims that civilians were being killed...
54.3 percent of people in Turkey believe they are discriminated against due to their...
A total of 54.3 percent of people in Turkey believe they are discriminated against because of their political views, Euronews reported on Sunday, citing...
Erdoğan: Putin said Turkey’s presidential palace is ‘sign of a great state’
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin said when he saw the presidential palace in Ankara that...
Turkish singer Mabel Matiz faces travel ban in obscenity probe over song lyrics
Turkish prosecutors have imposed a travel ban on pop singer and songwriter Mabel Matiz as part of an obscenity investigation into one of his...
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