Turkish gov’t prosecutes 263 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 320 social media accounts and taken legal action against 263 users over the last week (Oct.1-Oct.8) on accusations of...
HDP Hakkari deputy Akdoğan released from jail
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Hakkari deputy Nihat Akdoğan was released from jail by a court on Wednesday after spending around six months in...
75-year-old woman imprisoned for solidarity with prisoners suffers from deteriorating health
Hatice Yıldız, an ailing 75-year-old woman who had been sentenced to four years on charges of “financing a terrorist organization” because she sent money...
LGBTI event at İstanbul University canceled over threats, 26 students briefly detained
A picnic scheduled to take place on the Beyazıt campus of İstanbul University as part of LGBTI Pride Week activities was canceled after it...
Brazilian court refuses to extradite Gülen-linked businessman to Turkey
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an extradition request from Turkey for a businessman due to his links to the faith-based Gülen movement, saying...
US President Trump in a tweet calls on Turkish gov’t to release Pastor Brunson
US President Donald Trump in a tweet on Tuesday urged the Turkish government to free Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed since October...
Turkish Interior Ministry orders demolition of buildings lived in by Syrian refugees in Ankara
The Turkish Interior Ministry last week ordered the demolition of buildings primarily lived in by Syrian refugees in Ankara's Altındağ district, where an anti-refugee...
Turkish gov’t expelled over 22,000 from army, military schools over alleged Gülen links
Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık stated that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government dismissed a total of 22,920 military personnel after a...
Turkish man officially changes religion to exempt child from mandatory Islamic lessons
A man in Turkey has officially converted to Christianity from Islam with the aim of making his child exempt from religion classes, which are...
University bans LGBT march under post-coup emergency rules in Turkey
Turkey's İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) has banned LGBT march, scheduled to be held by a number of student clubs, due to post-coup emergency rules...
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