Former Turkish judge Okur: Erdoğan called me and said, ‘They will get my son,...

İbrahim Okur, former head of the First Chamber of Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), said then-Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 54 people over alleged links to Gülen movement

Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 54 people on Saturday across Turkey for their alleged links to the Gülen movement. The detention...

‘If only US soldiers had been in the helicopter crash,’ says pro-gov’t journalist

A TV presenter working for the staunchly pro-government A Haber television station has expressed regret that it was Turkish military officers rather than American...

Turkish consulate in Geneva refuses to renew journalist Nesin’s passport

Journalist Ahmet Nesin has been denied service at the Turkish consulate in Geneva, in the latest of similar refusals targeting the government critics abroad. Columnist...

Up to 3,000 doctors preparing to leave Turkey by end of 2022, TTB estimates...

Estimates from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) have shown that 2,500 to 3,000 physicians are preparing to leave Turkey by the end of the...

Turkey ranked third in press freedom violations among EU candidates as crackdown on press...

Turkey recorded the third-highest number of press freedom violations among European Union candidate countries in 2024, with journalists facing mass arrests, censorship and intimidation,...

Turkish prosecutors seek up to 3 years for 11 people over protesting trade with...

Turkish prosecutors are seeking prison sentences of up to three years for 11 people who staged a sit-in outside a government trade office in...

EP’s rapporteur for Turkey: European Commission failed to send clear message to Erdoğan

Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Turkey, on Tuesday criticised the European Commission for not sending a clear message to President Recep Tayyip...

Turkey’s 3 metropolitan city mayors unite against Erdoğan’s demand to resign, columnist says

Hürriyet daily columnist Abdülkadir Selvi said on Friday that Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek, Bursa Mayor Recep Altepe and Balıkesir Mayor Ahmet Edip Uğur have...

Turkey becomes 149th most peaceful country in the world under Erdoğan’s rule

Turkey has become the 149th most peaceful county among 163 countries in the world, according to the Global Peace Index 2018 (GPI) report released by...
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