Lawyer abducted by Turkish intel talks about his experience in new documentary

Mustafa Özben, a lawyer who was missing for 92 days in Turkey and later revealed to have been abducted by the National Intelligence Organization...

Swedish journalist appears in Turkish court for second hearing on terrorism charge

A Turkish court on Thursday held the second hearing in the case against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who is standing trial on a charge...

Turkish election board moves ballot boxes in Kurdish provinces, prompting fears of fraud

Citing “security reasons,” Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) decided on Sunday to move ballot boxes in at least 19 provinces from which the pro-Kurdish...

651 critically ill prisoners are incarcerated in Turkey: opposition MP

There are a total of 1,517 sick inmates in Turkey’s prisons, 651 of whom are suffering from severe illness, an opposition deputy said, citing...
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Turkish gov’t detains dozen of people on Thursday over alleged Gülen links

Turkish government detained dozens of people, mostly active-duty military officers, on Thursday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting...

German delegation allowed to visit airbase in Turkey after NATO mediates

Turkish government allowed German defense commission team to visit their troops at the NATO base in Konya on September 8, after NATO mediated in...

German lawsuit targets pro-Turkish militias in Syria

Two human rights organizations said Thursday they had filed a legal case in Germany calling for an investigation into crimes committed by pro-Turkish militias...

Cancer patient’s treatment delayed for 7 months in Kırıkkale F-type Prison

Cihat Özdemir, an inmate in central Turkey's Kırıkkale F-type Prison, said in a letter his treatment for cancer had been delayed for seven months...

Aydınlık daily’s editor-in-chief Yücel released

İlker Yücel, editor-in-chief of the Aydınlık daily, who was arrested by a court after his detention in Turkey’s Iğdır province on Saturday, was released...

Turkey’s Erdoğan: If they have their dollars, we have our God

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday tried to calm the Turkish people over the historic loss in value of the Turkish lira against...
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