Chanting pro-Kurdish slogans is protected by free speech laws, Turkey’s top court rules
Chanting pro-Kurdish slogans and singing songs in Kurdish are protected by freedom of speech laws, Turkey’s Constitutional Court said on Thursday, in a ruling...
Turkey used Maarif Foundation to close or take over 162 Gülen-linked schools in 29...
The Turkish government used the state-controlled Maarif Foundation (TMV) to secure the closure, confiscation or transfer to the TMV of at least 162 educational...
Police accused of beating 3 brothers after traffic dispute in eastern Turkey
Three brothers in eastern Turkey were detained and beaten by police following a traffic dispute on Wednesday, the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency reported.
The incident...
Father determined to continue hunger strike until son’s remains returned by Turkey’s gov’t
Kemal Gün, a 70-year-old man who is on the 81st day of a hunger strike he began to get the remains of his son,...
Ekşi Sözlük removed from mobile app distribution platforms following access ban
One of Turkey’s most popular social media websites has been removed from mobile application distribution platforms in another attempt to prevent its readers from...
Turkey’s ‘OHAL commission’ rejects 33,700 out of 36,000 applications from KHK victims
A commission set up by the Turkish government to look into complaints from individuals who were affected by government decrees during a state of...
Turkey’s terrorism financing law tightens gov’t control of civil society: Venice Commission
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, has underlined in its opinion on Turkey’s new terrorism financing law that...
Turkey jails 7 people after appeals court upholds Gülen-link convictions
Turkey on Tuesday jailed seven people in Kayseri province, including teachers, military officers and a police officer, after an appeals court upheld their prison...
Turkish authorities detain fathers of high schoolers prosecuted in notorious ‘girls’ trial’ in latest...
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained the fathers of several teenage girls who are defendants in the widely criticized “girls’ trial” over alleged links to...
Pro-Erdoğan gang leader says LGBT founded by Fethullah Gülen
Sedat Peker, a staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a convicted gang leader, said on Monday that US-based Turkish Islamic...
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