EU Commission hopes Turkey will remain ‘committed partner’ on key issues
The European Commission said on Monday it hoped Turkey would “remain a committed partner” after an election that gave President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping...
Rights groups call for immediate release of journalist Furkan Karabay
Rights organizations have called for the immediate release of Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay, who was arrested on Saturday for “targeting a public official” and...
Wife of inmate suffering from cancer calls for her husband’s release
Havva Geçmek, the wife of inmate Hüseyin Geçmek, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, has called on Turkish authorities for her husband’s release to...
Another former teacher imprisoned over Gülen links dies of COVID-19
Önder Ateş, a former English teacher arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement, died in prison yesterday of COVID-19, Bold Medya reported.
Ateş had...
Turkish gov’t closes German Embassy school in İzmir province
The Turkish government has closed a German Embassy school in İzmir province over an allegation that it did not have the required license, according...
Turkey dismisses two opposition mayors over ‘terrorism’ convictions
Two opposition mayors in eastern Turkey were removed from office after being convicted of “terrorism” for belonging to a banned Kurdish militant group, the...
Jailed former judge who underwent major surgery not released despite eligibility for parole
Dismissed judge Mustafa Başer, an inmate who is suffering from cancer and underwent major surgery on Tuesday, is not being released from prison despite...
Amnesty urges Council of Europe to launch infringement proceedings against Turkey
Amnesty International on Wednesday called on member states of the Council of Europe (CoE) to institute infringement proceedings against Turkey for failing to implement the...
Former governor of Turkey’s Bursa, jailed over Gülen links, released on bail
Şahabettin Harput, a former Turkish governor of the western province of Bursa who was arrested in August 2017 due to alleged links to the...
Turkish prison authorities deny parole to Kurdish inmate over ‘lack of remorse’
Prison authorities in southeastern Turkey delayed the conditional release of Besra Erol, a 66-year-old Kurdish inmate, by a year over allegations of a "lack...
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