Ankara wants news outlet of Sweden-based Turkish journalists shut down for NATO bid approval
A news outlet based in Sweden has found itself in the crosshairs of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government due to its critical reporting,...
Toddler, jailed with his mother when 60 days old, still suffers the consequences
Muaz Bahadır, a 2-year-old boy who had to stay in prison for 13 months with his mother, still suffers from a problem with the...
ECtHR faults Azerbaijan for violating rights of 4 Turkish teachers illegally deported to Turkey
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Azerbaijan violated the rights of four Turkish teachers who had worked at private schools...
US warns against travel to Turkey due to COVID-19, urges increased caution for arbitrary...
The US State Department warned its citizens on Monday against travel to Turkey due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and also urged...
Dismissed from public service because he bought baby formula
A man identified only by the initials T.E. who was taken into police custody because he bought 120 containers of baby formula for his...
Turkish police detain 4 journalists in early morning operation
Turkish authorities detained four journalists Friday morning in police raids on their homes in Istanbul, the T24 news website reported.
Semra Pelek, a former member of...
McCain: Violent response of Erdoğan’s security detail reflective of his treatment of dissents in...
US Senator John McCain and Senator Dianne Feinstein have released a written statement and urged Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to hold accountable the members...
Turkish trustee-mayor insists on keeping toilet over Armenian graves
A Turkish government-appointed trustee of Van’s Edremit Municipality has told that the toilet which was claimed to be built in an Armenian cemetery and...
Turkish court sentences 19 lawyers to a total of 146 years in prison on...
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced 19 lawyers affiliated with the now-closed Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) to 146 years in prison in total on...
Turkish journalists Aksoy, Taş released by İstanbul court after 14 months in jail
Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist for the now-closed Meydan daily, Murat Aksoy, former columnist of now-closed Bugün daily, and Davut Aydın,...
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