Turkey’s İstanbul Municipality removes Trump’s name from metro underpass

The city council of İstanbul on Friday overwhelmingly voted to remove US President Donald Trump's name from a pedestrian underpass in the bustling business...

Turkish court rules for release of 17 lawyers from pre-trial detention

A Turkish court on Friday ruled for the release of 17 lawyers, most of whom have been imprisoned since September 2017 on accusations of...

Turkish courts jail 44 more military officers over alleged Gülen links

Turkish courts ruled to jail at least 47 people, including 44 military officers on active duty, in İstanbul and Ankara as part of its massive...

Turkish airport construction workers go on strike, face pepper spray

Workers at the construction site of İstanbul’s new airport went on strike on Friday due to allegedly dangerous working conditions that have caused hundreds...

Turkish government arrests 2 more Austrian citizens

Two more Austrian citizens were recently arrested in Turkey and accused of spreading propaganda for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). According to a report...

LRWC urges Turkish gov’t to release 21 jailed lawyers of İstanbul Bar Association

Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law internationally, has urged the Turkish...

Int’l bar associations urge Turkish gov’t to release all legal professionals and journalists

Several international bar associations have urged the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to unconditionally release and drop charges against all legal...

PACE president on HDP’s Demirtaş: The place of parliamentarians must not be in prison

Liliane Maury Pasquier, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has released a statement on the sentencing to prison of...

EP members urge Ukrainian president to ensure safety of Turkish educators from Erdoğan regime

Following a request submitted by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the extradition of five Turkish educators associated with the Gülen...

Turkish gov’t critic, religious foundation chair faces 20-year prison sentence

The Adana 11th High Criminal Court on Friday accepted an indictment demanding 20 years in prison for Alparslan Kuytul, the chairman of a religious...

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