DEM Party indignant after CHP leader says he doesn’t regret vote that helped lead...
Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has demanded an apology from Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after the court-reinstated leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 46 military officers over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 46 military officers in 17 provinces across Turkey on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Exiled journalist reveals deep state-politics relations in Turkey in documentary
Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist and author living in exile, has uncovered shady relations between the deep state and politicians in Turkey based on...
Inmate with bruises covering his body found dead in Rize prison, sparking claims of...
Süphan Çabuk, who was serving time in a prison in the northern Turkish province of Rize, was found dead in his cell with bruises...
Police raid wrong house in search for protestors, pin down disabled woman
A disabled woman was allegedly pinned to the ground by police who entered her home by breaking down her door in a dawn raid...
Turkey blocks X posts carrying clips from comedian’s viral Erdoğan jokes
Turkey has blocked access to X posts carrying clips from comedian Deniz Göktaş’s viral comedy show “Ölü Deniz,” citing threats to national security and...
Turkish rapper detained for allegedly encouraging drug use in songs
Ömer Sercan İpekçioğlu, a Turkish rapper also known as Ezhel, was detained on Thursday, accused of encouraging drug use in his songs, the Hürriyet...
Pro-Turkey forces detain journalist in northern Syria: rights group
A Syrian journalist working for several media outlets in an area of the country’s north controlled by Turkey-backed rebel factions has been detained by...
LGBTI+ rights group takes Ankara ban on gay events to ECtHR
One of the oldest LGBTI+ advocacy groups in Turkey has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding a ban...
Anti-gov’t TV station fined due to remarks of former minister
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed an administrative fine on the anti-government Halk TV due to the remarks...
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