German Interior Ministry denies receiving extradition list from Turkey’s Erdoğan
Germany’s Interior Ministry has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not present a list of 136 people to German Chancellor Angela Merkel whose...
Turkey dominates ECtHR docket with over one-third of pending applications
Turkey is the leading country in the number of pending cases before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), with 21,800 applications awaiting judgement,...
Turkish judge accused of bribery had access blocked to 172 news reports about claims
An İstanbul judge who was named in recently revealed allegations regarding corruption in the Turkish judiciary has had access blocked to 172 news reports...
Turkey orders detention of 249 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 249 people including former diplomats, teachers, dismissed civil servants, active duty and former...
Turkish gov’t to testify in ECtHR for deaths during curfews in southeast Anatolia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will ask Turkish authorities to testify concerning human rights violations and the killing of civilians by the...
Turkish court rejects prosecutor’s request to release LeMan staff in cartoon case
An Istanbul court on Wednesday rejected a prosecutor’s request to release five staff members of the LeMan satirical weekly who are on trial over...
Lower court in Turkey refuses to release opposition MP from prison despite top court...
A high criminal court in İstanbul has failed to comply with a recent ruling from Turkey’s Constitutional Court, which found rights violations in the...
Senegalese students worried over transfer of Gülen-affiliated schools to Turkey’s Islamist Maarif Foundation
Parents of Senegalese children attending schools run by followers of the Gülen (Hizmet) movement, which was inspired by moderate views of US-based Turkish Muslim...
COMMENTARY – Al-Qaeda and ISIL outfits operate in Turkey under charity cover
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Two front aid groups that operate in Turkey’s southeastern border provinces near Syria, led by known militants of al-Qaeda and the Islamic...
Turkish police detain 22 from Antalya municipality-linked group in opposition crackdown
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 22 people in a raid on an association linked to Antalya’s opposition-run metropolitan municipality, the latest move in what...
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