Turkish rector who said obedience to Erdoğan an ‘Islamic obligation’ resigns
Ramazan Taşaltın, a university rector in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa, has resigned following reactions to remarks he made suggesting that "obeying Turkish...
Amnesty, HRW urge Turkish gov’t to free civil society leader Osman Kavala
As civil society leader Osman Kavala marks one year in Turkey’s highest security prison, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch renewed their call for...
Turkish court says Pastor Brunson aided several terrorist organizations
A Turkish court that handed down a prison sentence of three years, one-and-a-half months to an American pastor Andrew Brunson has said in its...
Turkish vice president says gov’t took over 1,004 companies across 42 provinces
Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay has said the state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) had appointed trustees to 1,004 companies across 42 provinces as...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s diaspora agency is building Erdoğan’s proxies abroad
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The recent appointment to the leadership of Turkey’s diaspora agency confirms the long-held view that the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkey’s pro-government Vatan newspaper ends print edition
Turkey's pro-government Vatan newspaper on Wednesday announced that it will terminate its print operations after Nov. 1 and go digital only, according to a...
Turkish court rules for continuation of TRT employees’ imprisonment over alleged Gülen links
A court in Ankara ruled on Wednesday for a continuation of the imprisonment of nine dismissed employees of Turkey's state broadcaster TRT during a...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens after detention warrants issued for 85 people over alleged links...
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained dozens of people following the issuance of detention warrants for 85 suspects, mostly military officers, across Turkey as...
Turkey’s ruling AKP rejects motion to investigate death of 2 soldiers due to hypothermia
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has rejected a parliamentary motion that sought to shed light on the deaths of two soldiers due...
IOHR organizes int’l conference on unprecedented threat to human rights in Turkey
The International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR) has announced that it holding an international conference on Nov. 2, 2018 in Geneva to highlight the...
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The May 2023 re-election of...