Turkey detains 27 X users on allegations of fomenting enmity, spreading disinformation
Turkish police have detained 27 people including a number of journalists on allegations of fomenting enmity and hatred and spreading disinformation on their X...
Thousands of police officers not allowed back to active duty despite appeals commission decision
A total of 3,000 police officers who were dismissed by emergency decrees in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt have not been allowed...
Over 16,000 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in EU, neighboring countries in 2017
A total of 16,640 Turkish nationals claimed asylum in 32 countries on the European continent in 2017, according to a report released by the Malta-based...
Inmates in a prison in central Turkey on 78th day of hunger strike: report
An undisclosed number of inmates in a prison in the central Turkish province of Konya have been on a hunger strike for 78 days...
Turkish woman jailed over alleged Gülen links attempts suicide a month before release
A Turkish woman imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement attempted suicide on Thursday, one month before her scheduled release, the TR724 news...
Report: Turkish government keeps more than 70,000 students in prisons
Turkish Justice Ministry has announced that there are currently 70,000 students in prisons across the country. However, according to a report by Figen Atalay...
Turkish prosecutor asks court to ban pro-Kurdish HDP
A Turkish prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Constitutional Court to shut down the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), parliament's third-largest group, AFP reported.
President Recep...
CHP vice chair: More than 100,000 children reported missing in Turkey in 8 years
As media coverage of missing children in Turkey has recently increased, Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Vice Chairperson Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi announced data compiled by...
Turkish teachers, doctor sentenced for years of prison term over alleged links with Gülen...
Numbers of teachers and a doctor have been sentenced for years of prison terms by Turkish courts over their alleged links with the Gülen...
Discrimination embedded in state policies toward minorities fueled by nationalism in Turkey: report
Discrimination against minorities in Turkey has been “persistent and of broad scope,” with its roots in Turkish nationalism, Turkish Minute reported, citing a recent...
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