Turkish government’s witch hunt targets military personnel, jurists over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government on Thursday detained 15 military personnel and eight civilians, including six lawyers, across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens mayors of major cities over resistance to resignation
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday threatened the mayors of three major cities who are resisting calls to resign as part of...
Turkey’s Erdoğan, who has dismissed some 7,000 critical academics, complains about quality of universities
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has dismissed thousands of academics from their jobs due to their critical thinking, complained on Friday about the...
Turkey’s dissidents in Germany receive threats over Khashoggi’s murder
Dissident Turkish journalists in Germany have received threats on social media over the past week from people inviting them to Turkish consulates, implying they...
Prison administration investigates Kurdish journalist for map showing Turkey smaller than actual size
The administration of a high-security prison in the eastern province of Van launched an investigation into jailed Kurdish journalist Nedim Türfent for a world...
Turkish court sentences journalist Yasir Kaya to 6 years in prison over Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced journalist Yasir Kaya, former news director of Fenerbahçe TV, to six years, three months in prison on Monday over his...
German intelligence agency considers investigating Turkey’s DİTİB for illegal activities
Germany’s domestic security agency has turned its attention to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), one of Germany’s largest pro-Erdoğan Islamist organizations, after...
European Court of Auditors doubts all EU funds reach refugees in Turkey
EU funding has helped refugees in Turkey, but Ankara’s refusal to reveal their names raises doubts about whether the money is reaching all who...
Erdoğan says ‘infamous Hungarian Jew’ Soros is behind businessman Kavala
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday said George Soros, a Hungarian-American billionaire investor and philanthropist, was behind jailed Turkish activist and businessman Osman...
CoE Commissioner Mijatovic submits opinion in Kavala case at European human rights court
Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. AFP PHOTOS
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović on Thursday...
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