19 including 15 guards of Turkey’s Erdoğan indicted for attacking protesters in US
Indictments have been issued for 19 people, including 15 members of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail, for attacking protesters in Washington...
US says ‘deeply concerned’ about conviction of NASA scientist Serkan Gölge
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said at a press briefing on Thursday that the United States is deeply concerned about the conviction earlier...
4,464 more public servants purged in new gov’t decree in Turkey
With a new state of emergency decree issued on Tuesday, the Turkish government has dismissed 4,464 more public servants. The relentless purge that gained...
Turkey to persecute journalists over naked detention pictures of PKK suspects
The Chief Prosecutor’s Office in Turkey's Muğla province has launched an investigation into those who photographed a detention procedure that included stripping suspected militants of...
8 Anadolu news agency reporters detained over ByLock use
Eight reporters working for Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency have been detained over their use of a smart phone application known as ByLock .
ByLock...
PPJ report exposes human rights violations and inadequacy of Turkish prisons
A comprehensive report, released last week by Platform for Peace & Justice (PPJ) on the prison conditions in Turkey under the state of emergency...
Pastor Brunson’s Turkish lawyer not hopeful about his release
Lawyer Cem Halavurt said on Wednesday that his client Andrew Brunson, an American pastor standing trial in Turkey, will likely remain under house arrest...
3 more journalists arrested in Turkey
Three of six journalists who were detained in an operation on Dec. 25 were arrested by an İstanbul court, after 24 days under detention,...
Turkish gov’t detains 568 people in one week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 568 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 70 former Finance Ministry staff over alleged ByLock...
Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 70 former staff of Turkish Finance Ministry over their alleged use of smart phone messaging...
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