ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of writer jailed over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the imprisonment of journalist and writer Ali Bulaç, who was jailed for close...
US Embassy in Turkey’s capital targeted by gunfire
The US Embassy in Ankara has been the target of gunfire, with several shots reportedly fired from a vehicle, hitting a window.
Gunshots were reportedly...
Prosecutors launch investigation of Ankara Municipality over concert payments
Amid ongoing protests over the arrest of İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the opposition-run Ankara Municipality over...
Opposition parties, Kılıçdaroğlu remain silent on mass detention of Kurds despite int’l condemnation
Turkey’s opposition parties and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the joint presidential candidate of an opposition bloc of six parties, have remained silent on the detention of...
Turkish-German journalist indicted on charges of insulting Erdoğan in 2016 article
A new case has been filed against former Turkey representative for the German Die Welt newspaper Deniz Yücel on charges of “insulting the president”...
Erdoğan’s ultranationalist ally MHP excludes alleged members of Gülen movement from ‘general amnesty’ proposal
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the ultranationalist ally of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has...
Jailed İstanbul mayor calls for boycott of pro-gov’t businesses
İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has urged citizens to participate in a boycott of businesses and media organizations linked to the ruling Justice and...
Family pleads with Turkish authorities to release critically ill inmate
The wife of a critically ill inmate has pleaded with Turkish authorities for the immediate release of her husband to seek proper medical treatment,...
German gov’t contacted Kyrgyzstan about missing educator: report
An official from the German Foreign Ministry has revealed that the federal government contacted Kyrgyz authorities earlier this month regarding the situation of a...
Turkish court rules for continuation of 86-year-old philanthropist Afşar’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday for the continuation of 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Celal Afşar's imprisonment over his alleged links to the Gülen movement.
The...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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