Turkey imprisons mother in Gülen case with 1-year-old by her side despite law on...
Turkish authorities have jailed a woman accompanied by her 1-year-old infant as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement despite the fact that...
YARSAV’s Arslan, jailed by Turkish gov’t, on shortlist for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
Murat Arslan, president of the now dissolved Association for the Union of Judges and Prosecutors (YARSAV), has been placed on the shortlist of candidates...
Van mayor sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges in retrial
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Turkey shuts down radio station over ‘Armenian genocide’ reference
İstanbul-based Açık Radyo announced on Wednesday it was being shut down by the authorities, six months after a guest talked about the “Armenian genocide”...
Mother of three jailed by Turkish gov’t over links to Gülen movement
Ayşe Elibol, a mother of three, was arrested by a Turkish court in Kırşehir province as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch...
Turkish minister of interior reveals details of crackdown on migrant smuggling
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on social media that 80 migrant smugglers and 2,155 irregular migrants have been detained by Turkish police, Deutsche...
Turkey’s lavish presidential palace gets special operations command amid economic collapse
The Turkish National Police Department has reportedly formed a Special Operations Command to serve at the lavish presidential palace in the capital of Ankara...
One in 10 illegal migrants crossing to UK by boat is Turkish: Home Office
Turks made up 10 percent of the migrants who entered the UK illegally by way of small watercraft in the first half of 2024,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Germany will fail to form a government
Amid tension between Berlin and Ankara, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Germany will fail to form a government following...
Turkish government’s educational reforms disrupt student’s schooling
The Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s education reforms have significantly disrupted students' schooling, leading to widespread uncertainty and interruptions in education, the Birgün daily reported.
Journalists...
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