İstanbul’s former governor Mutlu sentenced to 3 years in prison over Gülen links
Turkish court on Friday sentenced former İstanbul governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu to 3 years in prison and former police chief Hüseyin Çapkın to 2...
Germany’s Merkel to push EU partners to review Turkey’s accession to EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday that Turkey is backsliding on the rule of law and vowed to urge other EU member countries...
Erdoğan pardons participant in 1993 Sivas massacre for reasons of health
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used his presidential power to pardon a man who was given an aggravated life sentence for his role...
CoE fails to start infringement proceedings against Turkey in Kavala, Demirtaş cases
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has failed to start infringement proceedings against Turkey due to the country’s non-compliance with European...
Rector’s office bans pride march at ODTÜ
The rector’s office at the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara has banned an annual pride march that was to be held on...
Greek top court upholds extradition of former Erdoğan confidant to Turkey: report
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, on Tuesday ruled in favor of extraditing to Turkey businessman Ali Yeşildağ, a former confidant of...
Canada grants asylum to CHP supporters, citing risk of persecution
Two recent decisions by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) have recognized membership and support for Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
Turkey’s Erdoğan accuses Gülen movement of exporting terrorism from US to 160 countries
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been waging a crackdown on followers of the Gülen movement over the past several years, accused the...
Turkish authorities detain 208 people in a day over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities detained 208 people on Tuesday for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced.
Yerlikaya said on X that...
Turkey investigated 340,052 people over alleged political crimes in 2025, official data show
Turkish prosecutors investigated 340,052 people in 2025 over alleged political and terrorism-related offenses, official statistics show, highlighting the scale of politically driven investigations in...
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