Jagland says jailed journalists and deputies are priority for Council of Europe
Thorbjørn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, who has referred to the arrests in Turkey, said journalists and members of the Parliament...
Prime suspect in murder of Kurdish family apprehended
The prime suspect in the murder of seven members of a Kurdish family who then tried to set the family’s house ablaze in the...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 35 journalists, 9 detained over alleged ByLock use
Turkey has issued detention warrants for 35 more journalists over the alleged use of a smart phone application known as ByLock, the Cumhuriyet daily...
Turkish prosecutor summons 25 more people as potential witnesses in Khashoggi murder case
A Turkish prosecutor has summoned 25 more people as potential witnesses in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate General...
Turkish authorities remove Kurdish language signs from Diyarbakır streets
Bilingual Kurdish-Turkish street signs in the majority Kurdish city of Diyarbakır have been removed and replaced with monolingual signs in Turkish by government-appointed local...
Turkish police detain 145 people for taking part in illegal May Day demonstrations
The Turkish Interior Ministry has announced that a total of 145 people have been detained for taking part in illegal May Day demonstrations across...
Purge victim dies of heart attack in Turkish prison
Muzaffer Özcengiz, a teacher who was dismissed from his job and jailed after a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, died...
EU reacts to scandal of Turks’ abduction in Kosovo: Arrests were arbitrary, against EU...
The European Union has reacted to the abduction last Thursday of six Turkish nationals by the Turkish government in Kosovo over their alleged links...
Macron calls Erdoğan, expresses concern over arrested French journalist in Turkey
French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Tuesday with Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed concern over French freelance reporter Loup...
Bar association challenges controversial police regulation at top court
The Ankara Bar Association has taken to court a controversial regulation issued by the country’s Security General Directorate last week ordering police officers to...
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