Turkish court sentences 2 Kurdish media workers to 3 years in prison each
A Turkish court in the southern province of Adana on Friday sentenced two Kurdish media workers to three years in prison each.
According to a report by...
Erdoğan: Turkish troops to enter Syria’s Afrin at any moment
Turkey's autocratic president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Friday that Turkish-backed troops had surrounded Afrin city center in northwestern Syria and were ready to enter...
HDP deputies ask Turkish gov’t to explain torture claims of jailed Kurdish politician
Several deputies from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have directed questions to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in Parliament about...
The Netherlands disallows visit of Turkish mayor Fatma Şahin
On the first anniversary of a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the Netherlands, The Hague has disallowed the planned visit of a ruling party...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for over 265 people due to alleged Gülen movement...
The Turkish government on Friday issued detention warrants for more than 265 people across Turkey, including 92 teachers, as part of a massive post-coup...
CPJ calls on Turkey to stop equating journalism with terrorism
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday condemned a Turkish court’s decision earlier in the day to sentence 25 journalists to prison on...
Turkish gov’t asks Sweden to extradite former PYD leader Muslim
The Turkish government asked Sweden on Thursday to arrest Salih Muslim, the former Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader, calling for his extradition from...
Pro-Kurdish HDP deputies attacked by AKP deputies at Turkish Parliament over Afrin debate
Deputies from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) were attacked, with two sustaining injuries, during a Wednesday session at the Turkish Parliament when one...
Investigation launched into radical Turkish Islamist cleric promoting violence against women
On March 8, International Women’s Day, Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation into controversial cleric Nurettin Yıldız on the grounds that he promotes violence against...
Turkish gov’t puts property of 5 shuttered media outlets up for sale
Turkey’s Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put property belonging to five media outlets that were closed down by the Turkish government in the...
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