Erdoğan calls some EU politicians ‘enemies of Islam’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused EU politicians Kati Piri, Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn of being enemies of Islam while criticizing a...
Jailed journalist Ünal: Indictment has lost validity as prosecutor suspended
Mustafa Ünal (51), a jailed veteran journalist and former Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Zaman daily, has said since the prosecutor who indicted...
Erdoğan says will approve reinstatement of death penalty if passed by parliament
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has brought the reinstatement of the death penalty back to Turkey’s agenda just like he does during almost every...
Pro-Kurdish party’s co-chair under investigation for alleged terrorist propaganda
Sezai Temelli, the co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), is being investigated for allegedly spreading “terrorist propaganda,” Turkish media reported on Tuesday.
The...
Turkey denies entry to 2 French politicians
Turkish airport police on Tuesday denied entry to two French Communist Party members who wanted to attend festivities for Newroz, a celebration of spring’s...
Police officers who exposed Erdoğan family’s corruption sentenced to life
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Monday handed down life sentences to 15 defendants for attempting to overthrow the Turkish government with a...
Turkish reporter included on list of journalists under attack
The One Free Press Coalition, an initiative established during a meeting of the International Media Council at the recent World Economic Forum, has included...
Court rules for continuation of arrest of veteran journalist Gündem
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the arrest of journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was jailed on November...
US 2018 human rights report: Restrictions on fundamental freedoms continued in Turkey
A country report by the US State Department released on Wednesday stated that despite the official end of a two-year-long state of emergency in...
Police raid pro-Kurdish HDP’s Diyarbakır office for third time
Turkish police on Thursday raided the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır office for the third time, detaining three party members on a hunger...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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