Turkish Education Ministry’s removal of co-education clause from regulations stirs debate
The removal of a co-education clause from the Education Ministry's regulations by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stirred a...
CoE delegation visits jailed İstanbul mayor, condemns his detention without trial
A delegation from the Council of Europe (CoE) visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in jail this week, marking the first international meeting with the...
Turkish social media users call on authorities to release woman jailed with her baby
Turkish Twitter users are calling on authorities to release Şadinaz Yaşa Yılmaz, the mother of a 10-month-old infant, the Bold Medya news website reported.
Yılmaz...
Turkish Parliament approves bill extending state of emergency powers for another year
A new bill extending state of emergency regulations for another year has been approved by the Turkish Parliament despite objections from opposition parties and...
Amnesty Kirklees opens Silenced Voices Exhibition to show solidarity with jailed/exiled Turkish journalists
International human rights organization Amnesty International's (AI) Kirklees branch Amnesty Kirklees in the United Kingdom (UK) has opened an exhibition titled the "Silenced Voices"...
Turkish authorities detain 101 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 101 more people in the ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday.
Yerlikaya said...
Sweden to extradite self-proclaimed PKK supporter to Turkey: govt
Sweden on Monday agreed to extradite to Turkey a man convicted of drug trafficking who also supported the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a...
German police tell former MP he’s on hit list targeting gov’t critics in exile
The German Federal Police have warned Hasip Kaplan, a former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), of a planned assassination targeting him...
Erdoğan gov’t sharply cuts investment levels required for foreigners to acquire Turkish citizenship
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has significantly eased requirements for foreigners to acquire Turkish citizenship in order to encourage investment, according...
Turkish authorities subject pregnant inmate to X-ray scanner for hospital visit, despite health concerns
Hatice Doğru, a four-months pregnant woman arrested during a mass crackdown on the Gülen movement in Turkey’s Gaziantep province, was forced to go through...
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