20 Turks face investigation on spying charges in Germany

A total of 20 Turkish citizens are facing an investigation on charges of spying on followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, according to a...

German federal police warn lawmakers of possible Turkish spying

German federal police have warned parliamentarians they may have been spied on by Turkish intelligence and may also face potential security risks from Turkish...

Erdoğanist columnist claims Turkish military’s Afrin operation increased AKP’s vote

Abdülkadir Selvi, a columnist who is known to be close to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government led by autocratic President Recep Tayyip...

Turkish rock band members jailed over alleged insults to religion

Five members of a Turkish rock band were arrested on charges of insulting religious values and inciting hatred, Turkish Minute reported. The musicians, from the...

Jailed Turkish philanthropist Kavala to receive Gilel Storch Prize

Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala, who has been jailed since 2017, will receive the 2026 Gilel Storch Prize from the Stockholm-based Judisk Kultur...

Greta Thunberg visits Turkey radio station closed over Armenian genocide row

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday visited İstanbul’s Açık Radyo, whose broadcasts were silenced earlier this month by Turkish authorities after a guest...

Turkey’s internet crackdown blocked 3,300 URLs in first seven months of 2025: report

Turkish courts blocked access to 3,330 URLs linked to 1,306 pieces of online content in the first seven months of 2025, according to a...

Lawyer appeals to Turkish court to end pastor Brunson’s house arrest, travel ban

İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was transferred from pretrial detention to house arrest last week, has appealed the...

Parents of Turkish hunger strikers say police threaten them to halt protest

The parents of hunger strikers Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça made a statement to the press regarding police threats to halt the protests. The family...

Wife says CoE inaction over Kavala case undermines ECtHR’s credibility

Professor Ayşe Buğra, the wife of jailed businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala, has criticized the Council of Europe (CoE) for its inaction in...
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