UN Working Group finds deprivation of liberty due to Gülen links arbitrary, unlawful and...
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found at its 87th session held between April 27 and May 1, 2020 that the deprivation of...
Turkish court rules for continuation of pretrial detention of jailed Zaman journalists
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Friday ruled for a continuation of the pretrial detention of 19 journalists, former employees of the Zaman...
Supporters rally behind former CHP leader on trial for insulting Erdoğan by calling him...
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the former leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), appeared in court on Thursday, accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip...
Former Turkish police chief’s car vandalized in Sweden after pro-Erdoğan daily targets him
Unidentified assailants damaged a car belonging to an ex-police chief from Turkey living in exile in Sweden after he was recently targeted by a...
Turkey detains 108 people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish police have detained 108 people across 29 provinces over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by the government, Turkey’s...
At least 28 events in Kurdish banned in Turkey since 2019: report
Turkish authorities have banned at least 28 concerts and cultural events in the Kurdish language across 16 provinces since 2019, Turkish Minute reported on...
Erdoğan implies Nobel laureate Pamuk is a ‘terrorist’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday implied that Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk is a “terrorist,” saying that the Nobel committee gave the prize to...
Documentary reveals injustices faced by academics purged in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
“Elması Çöpe Atmak” (Throwing Diamonds in the Trash), a documentary recently released on KHK TV –- a YouTube channel established by Turkey’s purge victims –-...
Majority of Turks disapprove of far-right politician’s call to jailed PKK leader: survey
A majority of Turkish people disapprove of a call made by a far-right politician to Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan...
Turkish gov’t detains 52 police officers, 16 others over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people, including 52 police officers, in the first two days of May as part of its massive post...
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