Turkish foreign minister rules out any EU migration deal limited to financial assistance
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday Turkey would not agree on a new migration deal with the European Union that is limited to...
Syrian refugee made to travel in handcuffs for 17 hours
A Syrian refugee who didn’t want to be named for reasons of safety was made to travel in handcuffs for 17 hours to a...
Syrian worker fired for union membership
A Syrian factory worker in Turkey's southeastern Gaziantep province has been protesting his dismissal for membership in a labor union in front of the...
Plight of former judge who died seeking asylum in Germany reveals extent of Turkey’s...
Gülsüm Coşar, 31, a former judge who was summarily dismissed from her job by a government decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup...
Prison administration denies inmate parole despite eligibility and good behavior reports
Hayri Özkul, an inmate convicted on terrorism charges due to his links to the Gülen movement, said he was not released from prison although...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 40, including 23 active duty soldiers over alleged Gülen...
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday issued detention warrants for 40 people, including 23 active duty and 12 dismissed members of the...
Turkish Twitter users call on authorities to release ailing 83-year-old prisoner
Turkish Twitter users called on authorities on Tuesday to release Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who suffers from severe health problems, the Bianet...
Turkish authorities detain 16 people for assisting families of inmates jailed on Gülen movement...
Turkish authorities detained 16 people Tuesday night in İzmir province for allegedly providing financial assistance to families of inmates jailed on alleged links to...
65.7 pct of Turks hold gov’t policies responsible for increased refugee influx: survey
A total of 65.7 percent of Turks put the blame for a recently increased flow of refugees on the Turkish government’s policies, Turkish Minute...
AKP bill seeks to impose prison sentences for ‘organized disinformation’ on social media
A new bill expected to be proposed in October by Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government calls for prison sentences for social media...
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