OIC member states denounce Quran burning, urge OIC secretary-general to visit Stockholm, Brussels to...
The Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), at the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, convened an extraordinary open-ended meeting in Jeddah...
Turkish translator indicted over translations of English-language news sources
The İstanbul 35th High Criminal Court on Wednesday accepted an indictment charging Turkish translator Sebla Küçük with disseminating “terrorist propaganda” in three of her...
Turkish police prevent another Saturday Mothers meeting in İstanbul
Preventing a sit-in of the Saturday Mothers at İstanbul's Galatasaray Square, with the protest now in its 701st week, Turkish police blocked the entrance...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 183 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 183 people including teachers, lawyers, engineers, former civil servants, academics and active duty...
Turkey’s PACE member Kürkçü forcibly taken to court to testify
Ertuğrul Kürkçü, a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) and a deputy of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP), was...
Exiled journalist establishes publishing house to print books banned in Turkey
Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist living in exile, has said a publishing house has been established in Germany to print books that have been...
More and more regular citizens face legal action in Turkey for criticizing gov’t: report
Everyday people in Turkey have increasingly been facing legal charges for their criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government’s policies, Turkish...
Widow of injured Afghan worker set on fire while still alive struggles in Turkey...
Qamer Gül Nourtani, the widow of an Afghan migrant worker whose burned body was found in a forest in northwestern Zonguldak province in 2023,...
1,009 people detained in massive crackdown on alleged Gülen followers in police force
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 4,900 people in the police force due to their alleged links to the faith-based...
Worker deaths in Turkey hit 14-year high with 216 fatalities in November
Worker deaths in Turkey reached their highest monthly level in 14 years in November, with at least 216 fatalities recorded nationwide, according to a...
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