Turkey’s Erdoğan calls int’l rating agencies ‘fraudsters,’ says currency crisis will pass
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called international credit rating agencies “fraudsters” while promising his supporters that “this too shall pass,” referring to...
Dozens more detained in anti-Gülen witch hunt across Turkey
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 85 people across 23 provinces due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
Turkish government detains 774 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement in a...
Turkish government has detained at least 774 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement in the week of September 11-18, 2017, according...
Van High Security Prison faces allegations of rights violations
Van High Security Prison is facing allegations of arbitrary practices affecting inmates' access to healthcare and legal consultations, the Bold Medya news website reported.
Inmates...
After destroying his iPhone over Brunson case, Turkish deputy now demands a new one
Cemal Enginyurt, a deputy from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) which is the ultra-nationalist ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development...
CHP’s Sarıhan: Turkish government jailed more than 570 lawyers since July 15, 2016
Turkish government has jailed more than 570 lawyers, mostly alleged members of the Gülen movement, under the rule of emergency which was declared in...
German minister calls on Turkey to immediately release jailed activist Kavala: report
Michael Roth, the minister of state for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, has urged Turkey to comply with its obligations under the...
Erdoğan confronts polarised Turkey after historic election win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic runoff election to...
X blocks access to accounts of 3 Kurdish journalists in Turkey
Three Kurdish journalists in Turkey have had their X accounts blocked following a request from the Turkish government, citing concerns over “national security,” Turkish...
Turkey still the world’s biggest jailer of journalists, says Pen International
Turkey is still the world’s number-one jailer of journalists, said Pen International in its 2019 case list, which monitored 212 cases of repression of writers...
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