Bipartisan Policy Center: Corruption becomes policy instrument in Erdoğan’s Turkey

Corruption has become an instrument of policy and rule in the hands of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP)...

Reza Zarrab potential witness as Turkey’s Erdoğan cited in US sanctions-busting case

Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who was arrested in Miami in March 2016 on charges of evading US sanctions on Iran, will not...

EU reacts to Turkish court’s ruling against journalist Parıldak

The European Union has reacted to a verdict on Nov. 21 that sentenced former Zaman daily reporter Ayşenur Parıldak to seven years, six months...

Turkey’s CHP and AKP trade barbs over claims of President Erdoğan’s off-shore accounts

Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is set on Tuesday to challenge a statement by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he...

Turkish court decides to hunger striker Gülmen in prison despite prosecutor’s request of release

An Ankara court rejected on Monday the request of prosecutor in charge for the release of Nuriye Gülmen, an academician who launched a hunger...

Turkish gov’t detains about 6,000 people over alleged Gülen links in last two months

The Turkish Interior Ministry has announced on Monday that 2,589 people have been detained in November due to alleged links to the Gülen movement...

Report: Turkey’s MİT abducts Turkish businessman from Sudan

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has abducted a Gülen movement-affiliated businessman from Sudan, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Monday. According to the news...

Turkish gov’t seeks Interpol red notices for three prominent corruption prosecutors

Turkish government has requested Interpol red notices on Monday for three prominent former prosecutors, who were responsible for the investigation launched against the earth...

Prominent Turkish academic Fikret Başkaya briefly detained in Ankara

Fikret Başkaya, a prominent critic of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's regime and founder of Özgür Üniversite (Free University) where he gives lectures...

Turkish gov’t covers up killing of lawyer, human rights activist Tahir Elçi

Turkish government has covered up the killing of Tahir Elçi, a Kurdish lawyer, human rights activist and  the chairman of Diyarbakır Bar Association, who...

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