Turkish police detain 29 people including journalists and academics in İstanbul

Turkish government has detained 29 Kurds and Alevis, including journalists and academics, in İstanbul on Wednesday. According to a report by Berlin-based online news...

Erdoğan targets West: Some haven’t forgotten the pain of losing İstanbul

Continuing to target the West during his nonstop “yes” campaign ahead of an April 16 referendum on a switch to an executive presidency, Turkey's...

Turkish court sentences HDP deputy Birlik to 21 months in prison over ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

A Turkish court in Şırnak province has sentenced pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Birlik to 1 year and 9 months in prison for...

Turkish rector who said obedience to Erdoğan an ‘Islamic obligation’ resigns

Ramazan Taşaltın, a university rector in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa, has resigned following reactions to remarks he made suggesting that "obeying Turkish...

Tea house in Turkey’s Erzurum temporarily closed over Kurdish-language song

A tea house in Turkey’s eastern province of Erzurum was banned due to Kurdish-language songs played in the café, according to media. Mezopotamya news agency...

Turkey says Kurdish referendum by KRG illegitimate, null and void

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Sunday declared a vote for independence to be held on Monday by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) “null...

Conflicting statements come from Turkey’s ruling party on immunity given to civilians

Amid growing reactions from opposition and human rights defenders, conflicting statements came from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members on calls for...

At least 28 women killed, 25 sexually harassed in Turkey last month

At least 28 women were killed in first month of 2018 and 25 others were subjected to sexual violence, according to a report released...

Court releases ISIL suspect of bomb attack in İstanbul due to health condition

An İstanbul court has ruled for the release of Erkan Çapkın, an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect being tried in...

Human Rights Watch: Turkish border guards shoot, block fleeing Syrians

Turkish guards at the border with Syria are indiscriminately shooting at and summarily returning asylum seekers attempting to cross into Turkey, New York-based Human...

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