Turkey orders detention of 222 people over Gülen links in one day
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 222 people, including military members, as part of a massive post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the...
Erdoğan praises Merkel for not criticizing Turkey’s policies
Amid tension between Berlin and Ankara, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that he was hopeful about Turkey’s relations with Germany...
Praising Gülen movement before 2016 coup attempt not a crime, ECtHR says
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey for violating the right to freedom of expression of a former teacher, stating that...
82-year-old philanthropist with Alzheimer’s remains behind bars in Turkey
Eighty-two-year-old businessman and philanthropist Yusuf Bekmezci remains behind bars in Turkey despite serious health problems and advanced age.
Bekmezci suffers from Alzheimer’s and is unable...
Tens of thousands gather in İstanbul’s Maltepe to demand justice
As a “March for Justice” launched by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on June 15 in Ankara reached İstanbul...
ECtHR decides to prioritize applications by journalists regarding press freedom
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will give priority to applications regarding press freedom and journalists, in line with a recent amendment to...
Turkish court decides to release 8 human rights defenders pending trial
A Turkish court decided to release all eight human rights defenders from jail pending trial on Wednesday in their first hearing before the court after...
Turkish court refuses to release Greek soldiers detained in border region
A Turkish court on Monday rejected a request for the release of two Greek soldiers who were arrested for illegally trespassing on Turkish soil.
Prosecutors...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 963 detained over alleged Gülen links in one week
A total of 963 people were detained in operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from Turkey’s...
A new political group established at PACE by Erdoğanist lawmakers
A new group has been formed by parliamentarians with the leadership of lawmakers from Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party...
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