Some Turkish books censored after D&R sale to pro-gov’t Turkuaz Group
Some books have been removed from the shelves of Turkey’s largest bookstore chain, D&R, after it was sold last month to the pro-government Turkuvaz...
Turkish police seal off İstanbul’s Gezi Park on eve of protest anniversary
Following a call made by Taksim Solidarity, one of the leading groups formed to represent Gezi Park protesters, for a protest on Thursday evening,...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 40 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 40 people on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
Turkish military officer sent to US for F-35 project charged as Gülen follower
A number of Turkish Air Force pilots and noncommissioned officers who were assigned to positions overseas following a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on...
Turkish gov’t slams US over its annual report on religious freedom
The Turkish government slammed a US report on international religious freedom on Wednesday, describing its section on Turkey as "baseless claims."
The US State Department...
İYİ Party member detained by Turkish police for tweet claiming Halkbank to be fined...
An İstanbul court has ruled for the pretrial detention of Kerim Yılmaz, a High Advisory Board member of the İYİ Party, over a tweet...
Pro-government Turkish journalist refutes own book in attempt to back up Erdoğan
Nasuhi Güngör, a pro-government Turkish journalist who served as an executive at state-run TRT for three years, has refuted an assertion in a book...
Turkish election board refuses to allow Demirtaş to participate in political TV show by...
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday refused a request by Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), to...
US State Department highlights Turkish gov’t’s violations of religious rights in its 2017 report
The US State Department has highlighted the massive violations of religious freedom and rights by Turkish government across the country in 2017 in its...
Turkish court extends arrest warrant for neo-nationalist Sözcü daily’s owner over Gülen links
An outstanding arrest warrant for Burak Akbar, the proprietor of the neo-nationalist Sözcü daily, was extended by a Turkish court in İstanbul on Wednesday.
Akbay faces...
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