Turkish authorities detain 22 over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 22 people in an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
As part of...
HRW urges Germany’s Merz to raise concerns over Turkey’s authoritarian slide during Ankara visit
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should not ignore Turkey’s worsening record on democracy and human rights and an ongoing crackdown...
CPJ urges Turkey to free pro-opposition TV editor and revoke trustee appointment
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday urged Turkish authorities to free editor-in-chief of the pro-opposition TELE1 TV station Merdan Yanardağ and rescind...
Turkish actress jailed on charge of ‘insulting the president’ after dispute with police in...
Turkish theater actress Eda Saraç was arrested and jailed Monday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following a confrontation with police during...
Senior diplomats among dozens of Turkish MFA staff targeted over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained or issued arrest warrants for 64 current and former employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including several senior diplomats,...
Most Turks see economy as AKP’s biggest failure: survey
Turks, who have experienced a high cost of living amid double-digit inflation since 2019, see the economy as the weakest area of performance for...
Guinean doctor in Turkey faces deportation over undisclosed security claims
A Guinean physician who has lived in Turkey for 14 years and is married to a Turkish citizen is facing deportation under a national...
Former minister condemns jailing of teacher over Gülen links, raising 1-year-old in custody
A former Turkish cabinet minister has publicly criticized the imprisonment of a teacher fired over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement who is...
6 arrested in probe into İstanbul Municipality’s digital platforms
Six people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality over its digital platforms “İstanbul Senin” (İstanbul Is Yours)...
İstanbul mayor’s alleged use of Wickr Me cited as ‘ByLock-like’ evidence in espionage probe
A Turkish prosecutor has cited jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s alleged use of the encrypted messaging app Wickr Me as critical evidence in a...
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