Far-right Turkish leader praises police violence against members of religious group
Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has praised the excessive force used by police officers in the southern province...
Berlin won’t allow expat vote in Germany on reinstating death penalty in Turkey
Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks in its territory to vote in any Turkish referendum on the reintroduction of the death...
Prison parole boards discriminate against political prisoners, says HDP deputy
Prison parole boards discriminate against political prisoners, Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Züleyha Gülüm claimed in a parliamentary question to Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül.
According...
Supreme Court of Appeals cancels HDP Co-chair Yüksekdağ’s party membership
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Thursday canceled the party membership of Figen Yüksekdağ, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), who was...
Former Zaman columnist Ünal faces 2 consecutive life sentences in Turkey
Ali Ünal, a 62-year-old journalist and writer who used to write columns for the government-closed Zaman newspaper, faces 2 aggravated life sentences and additional...
Turkish gov’t removes restrictions from 155,350 passports
The Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs has removed restrictions from 155,350 passports belonging primarily to spouses of people allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement...
UN concerned over Greece’s alleged deportation of Turkish asylum seekers
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement on Thursday that the agency is deeply concerned by continued reports about...
Erdoğanist hitman threatens journalist Ataklı: You will be finished within 5 minutes
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Cem Küçük, a controversial columnist with the pro-government Star daily who is known for his social media attacks on government critics, also as a...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15 years for widow of Gökhan Açıkkollu, tortured to death in...
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking a sentence of up to 15 years in prison for teacher Mümüne Açıkkollu, the widow of...
Wife of critically ill prisoner urges authorities to release her husband before it’s too...
The wife of Ahmet Zeki Özkan, a 65-year-old man who was arrested last week to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the...
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