Turkish police detain peace petition academic Cenk Yiğiter in Ankara
Turkish police detained academic Dr. Cenk Yiğiter on Friday and are reportedly holding him at the counterterrorism branch of the Ankara Police Department.
Yiğiter was...
Turkey’s OHAL Commission reinstates only 2,700 people out of 125,000 appeals
Turkey's State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission), which was established by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to investigate...
Turkish gov’t detains 74 military personnel over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Friday detained at least 74 active duty military officers across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Turkish court arrests former prosecutor Sarıkaya on terrorism charges
Former Turkish public prosecutor Ferhat Sarıkaya, who was recently disbarred and subsequently detained, was arrested on Thursday on charges of membership in the Gülen...
RSF urges Turkish gov’t to guarantee journalists’ safety during military operations
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to guarantee the safety of journalists during military operations after Turkish soldiers injured two Syrian...
Turkish court gives lengthy prison sentences to members of Nakıboğlu family over alleged Gülen...
A Turkish court in Gaziantep province on Thursday handed down prison sentences ranging between two years, one month and 15 years to nine businessmen...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 14 teachers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 14 teachers on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
34 women killed by men across Turkey in October
Thirty-four women, including some as young as 12, were killed by men across Turkey in October, according to a report by the "We Will...
German intelligence agency considers investigating Turkey’s DİTİB for illegal activities
Germany’s domestic security agency has turned its attention to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), one of Germany’s largest pro-Erdoğan Islamist organizations, after...
French intellectuals protest Macron inviting Turkey’s Erdoğan to World War I ceremonies
A group of French intellectuals, politicians and civil society organizations published a joint letter in Le Monde on Tuesday protesting French President Emmanuel Macron for inviting...
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