German Interior Ministry bans Erdoğanist gang Osmanen Germania
Germany has banned Turkish-nationalist biker gang Osmanen Germania BC, accusing the group of carrying out violent crimes, according to a report by Deutsche Welle...
Turkey refuses to recognize 29 int’l universities’ diplomas over alleged coup links
Turkey’s Higher Education Council (YÖK) has cancelled accreditation of 29 universities in 17 countries as such institutions are blacklisted as part of the government’s...
888 child workers have died in occupational accidents in Turkey during AKP rule: İSİG
A total of 888 child workers have died in work-related accidents since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in November 2002,...
Extradition of journalist from Ukraine to Turkey reason for concern, OSCE media freedom representative...
Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), on Thursday expressed great concern in...
US lawmakers propose halting weapons sales to Turkey
A $717 billion annual US defense policy bill, whose details were released on Friday, includes a measure to temporarily halt weapons sales to Turkey.
According...
Victim of Erdoğan’s post-coup crackdown arrested in Turkey after pushback by Greece
A woman who was pushed back to Turkey from Greece, where she fled to escape imprisonment on trumped-up charges, has been arrested by Turkish...
AKP official who attracted criticism with civil war remarks resigns
Justice and Development Party (AKP) Manisa provincial deputy chairman Ozan Erdem who warned of a civil war if a ‘no’ vote comes out from...
Turkey abuses security agreements to go after critics, journalists
Security cooperation agreements have emerged as a significant mechanism used by the regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since the Gezi anti-government protests...
Elderly man with severe health problems found ‘fit to remain in prison’ by hospital
An ailing 83-year-old man in southeastern Diyarbakır Prison has been given a medical report saying he is fit to remain in prison despite a...
Turkish authorities send 85-year-old Kurdish woman back to prison after treatment
Sise Bingöl, an 85-year-old woman arrested by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has reportedly been returned to prison after an...
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