Turkish court bans three books on Kurdish history
Three translated books on Kurdish history published by Turkey’s Avesta Yayıncılık have been banned by a local Turkish court on the grounds of “triggering...
Turkey’s high court orders state to compensate academic who received death threats
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ordered the state to pay Professor Baskın Oran TL 27,000 ($4,500) in damages due to the lack of an...
Dutch FM Blok: Turkey needs to take steps to revive EU accession process
Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said Turkey’s EU accession negotiations have come to a standstill and that it must address issues including the rule...
Turkish gov’t detains 137 Kurds over alleged links to outlawed PKK in 2-day operation
Turkish authorities on Saturday detained 137 people in a two-day nationwide operation aimed at the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according to a report...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government has detained dozens of people, including active duty military officers, across Turkey in the past two days as part of its...
Turkish court lifts travel ban on Turkish-German journalist’s husband
A Turkish court on Tuesday lifted a travel ban on Suat Çorlu, the husband of Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported.
The...
Turkish gov’t detains 667 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 667 people last week (Oct.15-Oct.22) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkish prosecutor claims 9-year-old girl ‘failed to react’ to abuse
A prosecutor in the Mediterranean province of Antalya has demanded the acquittal of a suspect in a sexual abuse case involving a 9-year-old girl,...
Turkish court says Pastor Brunson aided several terrorist organizations
A Turkish court that handed down a prison sentence of three years, one-and-a-half months to an American pastor Andrew Brunson has said in its...
CoE to meet with Turkey’s state of emergency investigation commission this month
Officials from the Council of Europe (CoE) will meet with members of Turkey’s State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission), established following a controversial coup...
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