Turkish government imprisons one more mother with her baby over links to Gülen movement

Turkish government, which has imprisoned 668 babies so far, has imprisoned one more mother together with her one-year-old daughter on Friday over her alleged...

Turkish prosecutor charges 4 journalists for reports over fatal terror attack in Ankara

A Turkish court has charged four journalists for publishing leaked official documents that showed police were aware of an Islamic State in Iraq and...

US claims sanctions evader tried to advance Turkish President Erdoğan’s business interests

US prosecutors claim that Turkish Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, charged in the US with violating sanctions against Iran, invoked ties to Turkish autocratic...

COMMENTARY — Turkish charity İHH works with Turkish intelligence MİT to empower jihadists

By Abdullah Bozkurt A new cache of confidential documents from a classified investigation in Turkey shows that controversial charity group the Foundation for Human Rights...

Turkish gov’t detains actor Ömer Pekin over alleged links to Gülen movement

Turkish theater player Ömer Pekin, who has been mostly known with his role in Turkish radio comedy "Perişan FM (Miserable FM)" and state-run TRT's...

Turkish court rules to keep award-winning human rights lawyer in jail

An Ankara court has ruled to continue the already year-long imprisonment of Murat Arslan, the last chairman of Turkey’s Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV) who was awarded the...

Turkish journalist Karaca sentenced to 31 years for slandering al-Qaeda-affiliated group

Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca, former General Director of now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, has been sentenced by Turkish government to 31 years in prison on charges...

JWF: The habitus of silencing journalists in Turkey have no limits

The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has stated that the habitus of silencing journalists in Turkey does not have any limits, in a statement...

Turkish court gives 10-year prison sentence for pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Irmak

A Turkish court has given 10-year prison sentence to pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party's (HDP)  jailed Hakkari deputy Selma Irmak on Friday. Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal...

European Union slams Turkish gov’t over arrest of peace activist Osman Kavala

The European Union has criticized the arrest of Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and activist, on terror charges, reiterating its call on the Turkish...

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