16 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey to Greek island detained by police
Turkish police detained 16 people, including four children, on Sunday in the Ayvalık district in western Balıkesir province over their alleged membership in the...
Greek military arrests 2 Turkish soldiers for crossing border
A Greek army spokesman has said two Turkish military members have been arrested for allegedly crossing into Greece illegally. The spokesman told The Associated...
AKP youth leader threatens Turkish fashion designer critical of Erdoğan with death
The chairman of a youth branch of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to kill...
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...
Sick and bedridden wife of jailed 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Afşar dies
Feride Afşar, the sick and bedridden wife of 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Celal Afşar, who has been jailed since July 2018 over his alleged links...
Turkish gov’t reportedly launches food embargo on Kurdish villages
The Turkish government has started to reimplement a food embargo that was in force during the 1990s on Kurdish villages in the eastern and...
Turkey’s ‘Saturday Mothers’ meet for 702nd week despite police threats
Turkey's Saturday Mothers, whose gatherings in İstanbul's Galatasaray Square have been banned by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, met in front of the Human Rights...
Turkish daily’s Erdoğan-friendly new board sacks editor-in-chief, reverses editorial policy
The newly elected board of the Cumhuriyet Foundation, the owner of Turkey's opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, sacked Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu on Saturday and pulled the...
Turkish gov’t investigates 612,347 people over ‘armed terror organization’ links in 2 years
The Turkish government has launched investigations into a total of 612,347 people across Turkey due to their alleged membership in "armed terrorist organizations" during...
Turkey appoints controversial gov’t figure as ambassador to Netherlands
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Şaban Dişli, one of the founders of the party...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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