Turkish gov’t detains 15 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement

The Turkish government detained 15 military officers on Saturday in 12 provinces across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...

Human Rights Watch says new draft law will end rule of law in Turkey

A draft law being rushed through Turkey’s parliament would, if passed, preserve many of the abusive powers granted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

CHP’s jailed deputy Berberoğlu protests Turkish court decision with self-imposed isolation

Enis Berberoğlu, a jailed deputy of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and former editor-in-chief of Hürriyet daily, decided on Saturday to isolate...

Ukrainian journalists concerned over journalist İnan’s extradition to Turkey

Turkish journalist Yusuf Inan’s forced return from Ukraine to Turkey is worrisome, Sergei Tomilenko, chairman of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NSJU), said...

Turkish woman, dismissed over alleged links to Gülen movement, dies of brain tumor

Rukiye Öztürk, a Turkish woman who was removed from her job as a Quran teacher over alleged links to the Gülen movement, part of...

Giving birth at Gülen-linked Turkish hospital cited as reason for termination from job

Workers who were fired from their jobs at İzmir’s Ege University lost their jobs because they had a baby or received medical treatment at...

Detention warrants issued in large-scale probe into activist social media accounts in Turkey

The İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office has started to issue detention warrants in a massive investigation into social media accounts run by activists posting on...

Turkey’s court of appeals declines to halt CHP’s Berberoğlu trial due to re-election

The 16th Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday rejected an application made by lawyers representing jailed Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP: Party member abducted by masked gunmen

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) member and businessman Kamil Acar was abducted by masked gunmen in Diyarbakır province on Thursday night according to...

Bodies of Turkish mother and 1-year-old son found on banks of Evros River

The bodies of Hatice Akçabay and her 1-year-old son Bekir Aras, who went missing when a boat capsized on Wednesday, have been found on...

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