Turkish gov’t detained 2,426 people in January over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 623 people have been detained in one week over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
Surveys show majority of Germans avoid going on a holiday in Turkey
Results of two public survey conducted in Germany have showed that majority of the Germans do not prefer to go to Turkey for a...
Turkish twitter user says wrong person jailed for provocative hashtag
A popular Twitter user posting under the name “JeansBiri” tweeted on Friday that a man who was arrested last November for allegedly starting a...
Five soldiers killed in an avalanche in Turkey’s Bitlis province
Five Turkish soldiers were killed in an avalanche in eastern Bitlis province on Sunday, said provincial governor's office. In a statement the governor's office has...
Turkey’s judicial council denies complaint alleging corruption, battery by senior judge
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has denied claims that it received a complaint filed against a high-ranking member of the judiciary by...
Turkish court again bans book on Kurdish history after 17 years
A Turkish court has ruled to ban a book titled "Kurdistan Tarihi" (The History of Kurdistan), whose first edition was confiscated by the State...
UN official says state of emergency measures target criticism, not terrorism, in Turkey
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has voiced concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey, saying that measures...
Turkey’s Court of Appeals approves prison sentence for pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Baydemir
A 17-month prison sentence given to pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Osman Baydemir has been approved by Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals, with...
2 wards under quarantine in Denizli Prison as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in...
Two women’s wards have been placed under quarantine in western Turkey’s Denizli Prison as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country’s notoriously overcrowded...
Turkey detained 361 people in 2 weeks of nationwide operations targeting Gülen movement: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday that 361 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part...
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