Turkey detains 28 more military officers over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Twenty-seven military officers were detained by Turkish police on Tuesday in 6 provinces acrros Turkey in a Kocaeli-based investigation as part of Turkish government's...
Macron calls Erdoğan, expresses concern over arrested French journalist in Turkey
French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Tuesday with Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed concern over French freelance reporter Loup...
Turkey builds 38 new prisons last year, 76 under construction, 113 in planning process
The Turkish Justice Ministry has announced that out of 381 prisons in Turkey, 139 of them were built in the last 10 years and...
Erdoğanist media shows 29 critical journalists, activists as new targets for Turkish government persecution
Pro-Erdoğan newspapers Türkiye, Güneş, Sabah, Akşam and Star have showed 29 critical journalists, writeres and activists as new targets for Turkish government persecution on Tuesday...
Turkey launches investigation into CHP deputy for calling July 15 ‘theater’
The Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Mustafa Akaydın, who called a controversial...
Turkish gov’t jails 108 babies and children more in past 3 months, bringing total...
The number of babies and children aged between 0 to 6, who are being held in Turkish prisons along with their parents, rose from...
Turkish gov’t demolishes 12,000-years-old human heritage in antique Hasankeyf town
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Demolotion of historical caves in antique town of Hasankeyf by Turkish government by using explosives has drew ire from people from all walks of...
Turkish police detains 9 people in Kayseri over spreading PKK propaganda on social media
Turkish police on Tuesday detained nine people over sharing pro-outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and pro-the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) posts and spreading PKK...
Hunger striker educators in Turkey allowed to have companions in hospital
Lawyer for hunger striker Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça have said the jailed educators, who are on the 160th day of a hunger strike,...
Top military aide says he could have assassinated Erdoğan if he had wanted to
Ali Yazıcı, former top military aide of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a defendant in a trial of suspects accused of taking part...
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