Turkey’s Court of Cassation releases CHP deputy Berberoğlu while upholding jail sentence
Turkey’s Court of Cassation has ruled for the release of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu while upholding his jail sentence.
Berberoğlu...
Turkish gov’t detains Austrian writer Zirngast on terror charges
The Turkish government detained Austrian writer Max Zirngast in Ankara on Tuesday for allegedly publishing terrorist propaganda, according to a Twitter post shared by...
11 jailed among 59 detained in operations targeting main opposition-run municipalities
Turkish courts on Saturday jailed 11 people among the 59 detained this week in operations targeting municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s...
Danish PM Rasmussen demands Turkish PM to delay Denmark trip
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has urged his Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to delay a planned trip to Denmark.
The Prime Minister’s office...
Turkish gov’t detained 467 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in 1st week...
Turkish government has detained at least 467 people as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement...
Turkey arrests 2 former police officers convicted over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have taken into custody a former provincial police chief and police officer who had evaded the authorities following their conviction of membership...
Prominent Swedes call on gov’t not to hand over dissidents to Erdoğan
Seventeen prominent Swedish figures have released a letter urging their government not to bow to pressure from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who demanded...
38 international rights groups urge Turkey to halt terrorism case against İstanbul Bar leadership
Thirty-eight international human rights and lawyers organizations on Monday urged Turkey to halt the terrorism prosecution of the leadership of the Istanbul Bar Association...
A year after devastating earthquakes, children grapple with psychological problems, says Save the Children
A report prepared by the London-based NGO Save the Children revealed that children in Turkey were contending with psychological problems caused by devastating earthquakes...
Turkish police wait at hospital to detain new mother over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police are waiting at Adana Avrupa Hospital to detain Elif Açıkgöz, who just gave birth by cesarean section, over alleged links to the...
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