EU’s Hahn says urgent need for negative trend in Turkey to be reversed
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Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner for neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations, said on Tuesday that there is an urgent need for the negative trend...
Graham Fuller rejects Turkey’s claims of involvement in coup plot
Retired CIA official, Graham Fuller, dismissed accusations by Turkey that he was involved in the failed coup attempt last year following an arrest warrant...
Turkey among top abusers of INTERPOL’s notice system, UK parliament report says
Turkey is among the most prolific abusers of INTERPOL’s notice system, a UK parliamentary report has found, warning that authoritarian regimes are increasingly exploiting...
Mavi Marmara victim files compensation suit against Turkish Finance Ministry
One of the victims of a 2010 Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara humanitarian aid ship has filed a lawsuit for compensation against the...
Turkey jails disabled teacher after dismissing him and his wife from profession
A Denizli-based teacher, Raşit Uzantı, has been arrested days after he was dismissed from his profession along with her wife who used to work...
Turkey arrests ÇHD head Selçuk Kozağaçlı on terrorism charges
Turkey's Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD) President Selçuk Kozağaçlı, who was detained on Nov. 8 in İstanbul, has been arrested by a court on charges...
Turkish police batter workers detained while gathering to make May Day statement
Workers detained while gathering to read out a statement about a ban on May 1, International Workers’ Day, demonstrations were battered by the police...
Turkish court arrests 3 suspects in attack on funeral of HDP deputy’s mother
A court on Monday arrested three suspects in an attack last week on the funeral of Hatun Tuğluk, mother of jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party...
Turkish gov’t asks 83 countries to extradite 452 people over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government has sent 83 countries extradition files for 452 people as part of its massive global post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkey’s opposition leader draws backlash for remarks targeting people who fled gov’t crackdown
Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has elicited sharp criticism from politicians, legal experts, journalists and human rights...
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