Erdoğan says Turkey will not fulfill ‘unlawful requests’ in pastor Brunson case
Turkey cannot fulfill “unlawful requests” regarding American pastor Andrew Brunson’s ongoing case, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the pro-government...
Counterterrorism measures increasingly diverging from human rights standards, UN special rapporteur warns
Efforts to improve counterterrorism measures around the world are damaging human rights and the rule of law, a UN expert told the UN General...
New indictment seeks sentences for 5 former MPs from pro-Kurdish party over Kobani protests
Turkish prosecutors have drafted an indictment seeking prison sentences for five former lawmakers from a pro-Kurdish party due to their alleged role in violent...
‘Coup’ trial for Turkey’s prominent journalists starts today
Seventeen suspects, including Turkey’s renowned journalists Nazlı Ilıcak, Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, are ready to appear before an İstanbul court on Monday for...
A nurse, mother of 7-month-old, commits suicide after purged by gov’t decree in Turkey
Sevgi Balcı, mother of a seven-month-old baby and a nurse who was fired by a government decree in October 2016, committed suicide by hanging...
EU deepens Turkey engagement as critics say rights concerns are being sidelined
A high-level European Union visit to Ankara ahead of next week’s NATO summit has exposed a shift in the bloc’s approach to Turkey, with...
Turkey seeks renewed extradition push against Gülen-linked people despite past rejections
Turkey will update and resubmit extradition requests for people accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek has said, signaling...
Armenian-Turkish lawmaker targeted in newspaper ads for anti-war stance
Armenian-Turkish lawmaker Garo Paylan was targeted in newspaper ads published by the nationalist Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM) think tank on Friday for...
Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to root out every single members of Gülen movement from Balkans
People affiliated with the Gülen movement will be “rooted out” from the Balkans, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday in a...
3 Kurdish university students injured in allegedly racist attack at Antalya university
Three Kurdish students from Akdeniz University in Antalya were slightly injured in an allegedly racist attack on the university campus by a group of...
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