Former Turkish prosecutor held in solitary confinement for 500 days
Former İstanbul prosecutor Sadrettin Sarıkaya has been held in solitary confinement for more than 500 days, according to his son Seyfullah Sarıkaya.
Sadrettin Sarıkaya, the...
Turkey’s ruling party deputy says state of emergency will be lifted on July 18
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Mustafa Elitaş on Monday said a state of emergency that was declared in the aftermath of a failed...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 56 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for at least 56 people, mostly military officers on active duty, on Tuesday as part of its massive...
BHRC publishes interim observation report on trial of Zaman journalists in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has published its interim trial observation report on the Zaman trial, in which 10 Turkish journalists...
Victims of Sivas Massacre commemorated on its 25th anniversary
The Sivas Massacre, an arson attack carried out by an extremist mob on mostly Alevi intellectuals inside the Madımak Hotel that killed 33 intellectuals...
Turkish government signals early local elections in November
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled the bringing forward of local elections to November...
Turkish publicist arrested over election comment on social media
Hakan Aykut Nili, an advertising publicist, was arrested last week for a comment made on social media about the results of the June 24...
Turkish authorities treat locals in Syria’s Afrin province as ‘foreigners’
Turkish authorities have reportedly issued foreigners’ ID cards to local residents of Syria's Afrin province who have been living there for generations, according to local...
Turkish singer accused of having shoes autographed by NBA star Enes Kanter
Turkish singer Gökmen Ürü, for whom a detention warrant was issued by the Mardin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office as part of the Turkish government's...
Turkish gov’t detains 777 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government has detained a total of 777 people over the past week (June 25-July 2) as part of its massive post-coup witch...
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