25 women in Turkey victims of femicide in March
A total of 25 women were murdered in Turkey in March, while 19 women died under suspicious circumstances, the Duvar news website reported.
Among those...
US senator tells Turkey: Take a cue from North Korea, release American hostages
Senator James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, on Thursday gave a speech on the Senate floor lambasting Turkey for the unjust imprisonment and bogus...
Actresses protest barring of women from play at Turkish Parliament
Some 100 actresses gathered at İstanbul’s Kenter Theater on Monday and read out lines from various plays to protest the prohibition of female colleagues...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 963 detained over alleged Gülen links in one week
A total of 963 people were detained in operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from Turkey’s...
Journalist gets suspended sentence for depicting Turkish army as collaborating with terrorist groups
A Turkish court has handed down journalist Özlem Gürses a suspended sentence for publicly portraying the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) as an occupying force...
Protestors demand release of Turkish women jailed in Malta while fleeing persecution
Two Turkish women who fled Turkey to avoid a government crackdown in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016 and were arrested in...
Members of the US Congress urge release of political prisoners in Turkey
In a letter addressed to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, members of the US Congress urged the US government to engage with the...
Turkish district governor accused of beating minors after argument with his son
Turgay Gülenç, the governor of a district in southern Turkey, is facing accusations of child abuse and misconduct after allegedly assaulting five boys aged...
Journalists detained for revealing name of Turkish intel officer killed in Libya
Two journalists from the OdaTV news website were detained on Wednesday by police due to an investigation into a news report revealing the identity...
Ministry says more than 5,000 TSK members under investigation over Gülen links
The Turkish Defense Ministry has announced that there are ongoing investigations into 5,034 members and staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) over their...
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