Contradicting environment minister, Turkey’s Erdoğan denies trees felled during his rule
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, which has been in power since 2002, has not cut...
Turkish singer Atilla Taş detained to serve sentence for alleged links to Gülen movement
Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist for the now-closed Meydan daily, was detained by police on Friday morning for the execution of...
Turkish prosecutor charges Kurdish singer Tunç with alleged insult of President Erdoğan
A Turkish prosecutor in İstanbul has charged Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç with insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
According to a report by the pro-Kurdish Fırat...
Turkish gov’t detains 9 people in İzmir over social media posts
The Turkish government detained nine people on Friday in the city of İzmir as well as in the Bergama, Seferihisar and Menemen districts over...
Turkish police detain peace petition academic Cenk Yiğiter in Ankara
Turkish police detained academic Dr. Cenk Yiğiter on Friday and are reportedly holding him at the counterterrorism branch of the Ankara Police Department.
Yiğiter was...
Turkey’s OHAL Commission reinstates only 2,700 people out of 125,000 appeals
Turkey's State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission), which was established by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to investigate...
Turkish gov’t detains 74 military personnel over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Friday detained at least 74 active duty military officers across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Turkish court arrests former prosecutor Sarıkaya on terrorism charges
Former Turkish public prosecutor Ferhat Sarıkaya, who was recently disbarred and subsequently detained, was arrested on Thursday on charges of membership in the Gülen...
RSF urges Turkish gov’t to guarantee journalists’ safety during military operations
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to guarantee the safety of journalists during military operations after Turkish soldiers injured two Syrian...
Turkish court gives lengthy prison sentences to members of Nakıboğlu family over alleged Gülen...
A Turkish court in Gaziantep province on Thursday handed down prison sentences ranging between two years, one month and 15 years to nine businessmen...
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