Turkey’s Erdoğan sues CHP leader this time for TL 500,000 in non-pecuniary damages
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday once again filed a lawsuit against Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for...
Derelict building collapses on Syrian refugee family, killing mother
A Syrian woman and her three children were trapped after a derelict building in which they sought refuge collapsed in southeastern Gaziantep province, Bold...
Kavala’s ongoing detention runs against Turkey’s commitment to rule of law and respect for...
The decision last Friday of an İstanbul court to continue the imprisonment of philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala on charges related to...
Pro-Erdoğan change in Cumhuriyet daily’s board leads to resignations
Following a shakeup in the board of directors of the Cumhuriyet Foundation, the owner of Turkey's opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in cooperation with the Turkish...
Erdoğan praises attack on opposition leader, threatens more of the same
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the people of his hometown of Rize taught an opposition leader who paid a visit there last...
Turkish authorities blocked parole for 16 political prisoners: rights groups
Rights groups in Turkey accused prison authorities on Friday of unlawfully obstructing the release of political prisoners, claiming that 16 inmates at Istanbul’s Bakırköy...
European Parliament not to send observers to April 16 referendum in Turkey
The European Parliament said on Thursday that it will not send a delegation to observe an April 16 constitutional referendum in Turkey.
A press release...
Ailing 85-year-old Kurdish woman in Turkish jail: Take me to my village before I...
Sise Bingöl, an 85-year-old Kurdish woman who was arrested by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and was returned to prison...
Turkish asylum seeker died from torture prior to pushback from Greece: forensics report
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has revealed the cause of death of a Turkish asylum seeker who crossed the Aegean Sea and was...
Parents of 3-month-old infant arrested on Gülen conviction, sparking public outrage
The parents of a 3-month-old infant were arrested and sent to prison on Saturday night to serve sentences on conviction of Gülen links, leaving...
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