Greece frees all Turkish soldiers seeking asylum after coup attempt, lawyer says
Omiros Zelios, a lawyer representing eight former Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece seeking asylum on the night of a 2016 coup attempt in...
EP rapporteur Piri calls on Turkey to release jailed HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş
The European Parliament's (EP) Turkey rapporteur, Kati Piri, has called for the release of jailed pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party's (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş...
Erdoğan claims no longer any Kurdish problem in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has managed to resolve Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish problem during...
69-year-old Turkish cartoonist to serve 14 months in prison for insulting Erdoğan
Turkish cartoonist Nuri Kurtcebe, 69, has been arrested after a jail sentence he was given on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was...
Turkey’s agriculture minister smacks journalist over a question
Turkish Agriculture Minister Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba slapped a journalist who asked a question about his security detail in Şanlıurfa province, the online news outlet...
Free Journalists Initiative says files opened against 37 journalists across Turkey in May
The Free Journalists Initiative (Özgür Gazeteciler İnisiyatifi, ÖGİ) has reported that files were opened against 37 journalists across Turkey in May.
The ÖGİ stated in...
Turkish gov’t detains 13,604 over Gülen links in last five months
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 446 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...
Successful doctor detained by Turkish gov’t over Gülen links, attempts suicide in jail, dies...
A successful medical doctor who was detained by police and imprisoned a month ago as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt...
Pro-Kurdish HDP candidate Demirtaş says Turkish gov’t pressuring courts to keep him in prison
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş on Sunday said the government is keeping him in prison to guarantee victory in...
Erdoğan declares war on Uber, says it is ‘finished’ in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared war on Uber and said the ride-hailing app no longer exists in Turkey.
Erdoğan made a statement on...
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