Trial of suspects accused of killing Kurdish lawyer in 2015 to continue into 2021:...

Proceedings were adjourned until March 2021 during the first hearing in a trial concerning the killing of a prominent Kurdish lawyer who was shot...

Turkey uses post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile: report

Turkey has used strategies similar to post-9/11 US counterterrorism practices to crack down on critics in exile, particularly members of the Gülen movement, Turkish...

Purge victim lawyer, mother of 4-month-old infant, dies by suicide

Emine Üzel Ahmadı, 29, the mother of a 4-month-old baby and a former lawyer who was dismissed by an emergency decree as part of...

Turkish gov’t persecutes family members, relatives and friends instead of alleged coup suspect Adil...

While challenging claims over Adil Öksüz, who has been presented by Turkish government as one of the alleged civillian suspects of the controversial coup...

2 Kurdish men shot on Turkey’s Iraq border by Turkish security forces

Two Kurdish men were shot and seriously injured by Turkish security forces in southeastern Hakkari province on Tuesday while trying to cross the border...

Two expelled educators detained on 75th day of their hunger strike

https://youtu.be/2C14r_8J5CU Turkish police, after midnight on Sunday, have raided the houses belonging to Semih Özakça and Nuriye Gülmen, educators who went on a hunger strike...

Record number of doctors are seeking to leave Turkey after May 14 election

Statistics from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) show that a record number of 144 physicians have applied for a certificate of good standing in...

More than 100 police and military officers detained amid ongoing crackdown on Gülen movement

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 104 former and active duty police and military officers in two separate operations based in the western province of...

96 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish authorities have detained of a total of 96 suspects in a week, part of a relentless witch-hunt against the Gülen movement, according to...

Merkel condemns Erdoğan’s ‘Nazi’ accusations amid strained ties with Turkey

Amid strained relations with Turkey, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent remarks likening cancellation of several rallies...
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