Motion filed against pro-Kurdish HDP deputy for ‘sitting in front of party office’
The Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion against pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy Ziya Pir, demanding his immunity from prosecution...
Documentary details torture of Turkish diplomats in police custody
A documentary that premiered on the Bold Medya news website’s YouTube channel on Sunday revealed the plight of former diplomats summarily dismissed from the...
Former AKP heavyweights distance themselves from Gezi Park trial
Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) politicians and current opposition party leaders Ahmet Davutoğlu and Ali Babacan have taken steps to distance themselves from...
Former Quran teacher jailed after top Turkish appeals court upholds Gülen-link conviction
A former Quran teacher in Turkey has been sent to prison after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld her conviction on terrorism charges over...
Turkey to deport 2 Kurdish journalists back to Iran, putting their lives at risk
Two Kurdish journalists from Iranian Kurdistan are facing imminent deportation from Turkey to Iran, where they fear for their lives, Turkish Minute reported on...
Turkish police batter Saturday Mothers in 704th week demonstration
The Saturday Mothers, who have been fighting for 23 years to have the fate of relatives who disappeared while in the custody of security...
German citizen arrested in Turkey for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media
A German citizen identified as Dennis E. has been arrested in Turkey on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda on social media, the Demirören news...
Kyrgyz teacher at school taken over by Ankara-backed foundation detained in Turkey: report
A Kyrgyz math teacher who traveled to Turkey last week for a student competition has not been heard from since Turkish border authorities reportedly...
JWF report shows tremendous increase in number of asylum seekers from Turkey
A new report released by the New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) shows a tremendous increase in the number of asylum seekers from Turkey and urges...
Protesters fill streets in Turkey, defying crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of İstanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a...
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The May 2023 re-election of...