RSF launches campaign to protest Turkey’s Erdoğan during UK visit
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) along with several other international press freedom organizations have launched a campaign to protest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has...
Turkey bans student admissions to 16 French language departments
Amid ongoing Turkish criticism to a recent statement from prominent French figures who called for the removal of some verses from the Quran, Turkey’s...
Turkish gov’t closes 116 media outlets under state of emergency
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu announced that a total of 116 media outlets have been closed by government decrees under an ongoing state...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 93 more educators over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants on Thursday for 93 educators as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 91 air force officers over alleged Gülen links
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday issued detention warrants for 91 air force officers of varying ranks and five people allegedly linked...
Kurdish-speaking Turkish soldier severely beaten by comrades, hospitalised
A soldier was beaten unconscious and put in a coma by two other soldiers he was serving alongside after a campaign of bullying for...
Prosecutor quits job to enter politics, slamming Nazi-esque Turkish judiciary
Bülent Yücetürk, an Ankara prosecutor who has worked on some of Turkey's high-profile political cases, has resigned from a judiciary that he has criticised...
Turkish teacher, diagnosed with cancer after dismissal over alleged Gülen links, dies
An Adana-based teacher who was removed from her job as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement...
Turkish ambassador draws ire as she implies Gülen-affiliated schools in Macedonia raise terrorists
Turkish Ambassador to Macedonia Tülin Betül Kara has drawn ire following remarks she made last week that shocked the country about schools linked to...
Turkish gov’t detains İstanbul lawyer over her social media posts
Lawyer Sibel Sevinç Deveci has been detained due to social media posts deemed to be propaganda on behalf of the faith-based Gülen movement.
Deveci was...
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