31 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Thirty-one people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
Turks turning to online news sources as independent media faces greater pressure: report
Turks looking for different perspectives in a news environment dominated by pro-government voices have increasingly turned to online news outlets, social media and private...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 22 military officers over alleged Gülen links
Turkish government issued detention warrants for 22 military officers on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of...
Turkish court rejects appeal of İstanbul mayor’s arrest
A Turkish court has rejected appeals of the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Murat Ongun, a senior city official, who have been...
UEFA is considering moving Champions League final from Turkey in event of unrest following...
UEFA has held talks about moving the Champions League final to Lisbon’s Stadium of Light in the event of unrest in Turkey following the...
Turkish Parliament receives proceedings against 20 MPs including opposition leader
The Turkish Parliament has received summaries of proceedings to remove the parliamentary immunity of 20 opposition lawmakers including the leader of the main opposition...
Mass transport of judges to presidential palace casts doubt on judicial independence in Turkey
In a development that cast further doubt over the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, judges and prosecutors from one of the top courts...
Turkish man threatens family at knifepoint, claims impunity granted by the courts will protect...
In a harrowing case of domestic violence, a Turkish man who threatened his wife and children with death told them he would “get away...
13-year-old appears in court on charges of insulting Erdoğan in a WhatsApp group conversation
A 13-year-old boy who has been indicted on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a WhatsApp group conversation appeared in juvenile...
Lawyer for Turkish-Kyrgyz educator’s family demands expulsion of Turkish ambassador in Bishkek
The lawyer for the family of Turkish-Kyrgyz educator Orhan İnandı, who was recently abducted by the Turkish Intelligence Organization (MİT), on Wednesday called on...
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