Lawyer’s office attacked in Turkey’s Eskişehir due to animosity towards pro-Kurdish HDP
Unidentified individuals staged an attack on an office belonging to lawyer Heval Yıldız Karasu in Eskişehir’s Odunpazarı district on Tuesday night, the Demirören news...
Court adjourns jailed İstanbul mayor’s trial over criticism of controversial prosecutor until July
A Turkish court has adjourned the trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu until July in a case concerning his criticism of a prosecutor for...
Coup suspect general says July 15 wasn’t Gülenist coup, but ‘state conspiracy’
In sharp contrast to the narrative of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) regarding the masterminds of a failed coup in Turkey on...
Kurdish man beaten by vigilantes in southern Turkey
A group of people reportedly stopped a car and beat a man apparently because he was Kurdish in Turkey’s southern province of Antalya, Turkish...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 285 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 349 social media accounts and taken legal action against 285 users over the last week (Sept.24-Oct.1) on accusations of...
Turkish authorities block X account of country’s oldest LGBTQ+ advocacy group
Turkish authorities on Monday blocked the X account of LGBTQ+ advocacy group Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Foundation (Kaos GL) after...
İstanbul governor bans march aimed at calling attention to suppression of Kurdish language
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has banned a march aimed at drawing attention to the suppression of the Kurdish language and Kurds’ longstanding demand for...
Men identifying themselves as police attempt to abduct Yüksel Street protestor
A former public servant previously dismissed from her job with an executive decree said a group of men identifying themselves as police tried to...
Turkish President Erdoğan says European Union’s end is near
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said he has been observing signs suggesting the European Union is coming to an end, the T24...
Erdoğan condemns alleged satirical cartoon as provocation, vows legal action
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday joined members of his government in condemning a recent cartoon published by the satirical LeMan magazine, calling...
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