Turkish citizens who fled to Sweden will feel unsafe if Stockholm fails to abide...
Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and Turkey analyst from Sweden Bitte Hammergren said in a series of tweets on Monday that it is very important...
Erdoğan says Turkish people studying in West become voluntary agents
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said people who go to study in Western countries assimilate into their culture and become voluntary agents...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 96 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 96 people across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Elderly woman subjected to police violence during protest in Ankara
Perihan Pulat, 75, sustained several injuries after police used excessive force to disperse protestors in Ankara’s Yüksel Street on May 1.
Several public servants, Acun...
Ailing cancer survivor jailed in unsanitary Turkish prison over Gülen links, raising concerns of...
A Turkish teacher who previously underwent extensive cancer treatment is being held in an overcrowded and unsanitary prison ward after being convicted of links...
Turkish police use teargas to disperse İstanbul gays, transgenders following ban
Members of İstanbul’s gay and transgender community (LGBTI) gathered for a rally on Sunday instead of the annual pride march after they said the...
European rights court rules Turkey violated church group’s freedoms
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to freedom of association by refusing to recognizing a religious...
Journalist faces multiple insult charges due to social media posts
An editor at the Gerçek Gündem news website has been indicted on charges of insulting public officials in tweets that allegedly targeted two deputy...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 79 teachers, detains dozens over alleged Gülen links
Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 79 teachers who used to work for the schools and preparatory courses which were closed...
Police officer purged by Turkish government commits suicide in İstanbul house
Durmuş Ali Çetin, a former police officer who was dismissed from his job by government decree 10 months ago, was found dead at his...
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