Turkish police detain 5 people for attending protests against gov’t media crackdown in 2014
Five people were detained on Tuesday for attending local protests in Sakarya province against the detention of Ekrem Dumanlı, former editor-in-chief of the now-closed...
Turkey’s MİT abducts Veysel Akçay, general director of schools affiliated with Gülen movement, in...
Veysel Akçay, the general director of schools affiliated with the Gülen movement in Mongolia, was abducted by agents of Turkey's notorious National Intelligence Organisation...
Trump, Pence threaten Turkey with ‘large sanctions’ if Brunson not released
The US administration is upping the pressure on Ankara over its detention and ongoing trial of Andrew Brunson, an American Christian pastor who stands...
Turkish Embassy personnel attack protestors in Pretoria
Security personnel from the Turkish Embassy in Pretoria pounced on members of the Turkey Solidarity Network (TSN) in South Africa, who were protesting the...
Turkish court again bans book on Kurdish history after 17 years
A Turkish court has ruled to ban a book titled "Kurdistan Tarihi" (The History of Kurdistan), whose first edition was confiscated by the State...
German-Kurdish footballer Naki accuses Özil of hypocrisy on racism
Deniz Naki, a Kurdish footballer who has been targeted by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his political views in...
Human rights statue in Turkey’s capital ‘released’ after 14 months of ‘detention’
A statue representing human rights at the heart of Turkey's capital city of Ankara was finally "released" on Thursday after being surrounded by police...
TurkStat: Newspaper, magazine circulation falls in Turkey in 2017
Turkey's statistics authority TurkStat announced on Thursday that the annual circulation of newspapers and magazines in the country last year fell 2,6 percent year-on-year,...
Turkish parliament passes controversial anti-terror law to replace emergency rule
The Turkish Parliament on Wednesday passed an anti-terror law proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey’s judicial board reshuffles 3,320 judges and prosecutors
The Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has reshuffled the districts of 3,320 judges and prosecutors, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday.
The...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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