Pro-gov’t Turkish satire magazine deletes provocative cartoon upon public outcry
Pro-government Turkish satirical magazine Misvak has removed a cartoon depicting Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ultranationalist ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)...
Turkey arrests 16 members of Alevi association in Turkey
Turkish courts have reportedly arrested 16 members of the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association (PSAKD), an Alevi community organization in Turkey.
According to a statement...
Widow of DBP official says she witnessed husband’s murder in Turkish hospital
Emine Şenyaşar, who lost a husband, an official of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), and two sons on June 14 in the Suruç district...
Amnesty expresses concern over increasing arbitrary pre-trial detention, torture in Turkey in UN Human...
Amnesty International (AI) has stated that the human rights organization is alarmed by the increasing use of arbitrary pre-trial detention, often in cases where there...
Former governor Kürklü detained by Turkish gov’t over alleged links to Gülen movement
Former Burdur Governor Hasan Kürklü, who was suspended from his duty in the aftermath of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, was...
Erdoğan’s hatred fans anti-Christian campaign in Turkey, new study reveals
The hatred towards Christian minority groups in Turkey and xenophobic euphoria against Christians in general are being fueled in an unprecedented campaign led by...
Turkey’s pro-LGBT NGOs to file complaint against nationalists over threat
A group of NGOs announced on Wednesday that they plan to file a criminal complaint against the head of the nationalist Alperen Ocakları’s İstanbul...
Switzerland issues arrest warrants for 2 Turkish diplomats
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has issued arrest warrants for two Turkish diplomats for allegedly planning to kidnap a Turkish-Swiss businessman,...
Turkish Interior Minister Soylu labels all NGOs and bar associations in Southeast as PKK...
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, who was transferred by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from the Democratic Party (DP) as he was the leader...
Syrian activist, journalist daughter murdered in İstanbul
Syrian opposition activist Orouba Barakat and her 22-year-old journalist daughter, Halla Barakat, were found early Friday morning with their throats slashed in their İstanbul’...
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