Journalist Gültaşlı: European institutions are ‘cherry-picking’ imprisoned journalists in Turkey
"It is getting increasingly clear that European institutions are 'cherry-picking' the imprisoned journalists in Turkey for whom they want to protest," wrote journalist Selçuk Gültaşlı,...
US congressional negotiators agree to prohibit F-35 delivery to Turkey
The US Senate and House of Representatives have come together on a $716 billion defense spending report that would prohibit the transfer of F-35...
Turkish gov’t detains 18 people as military students, families teargassed during Ankara march
Turkish government has detained at least 18 people on Saturday after police intervened into a group of dismissed military academy students and their families...
Top judicial body instructs judges to arrest more Gülen supporters: report
According to a document that the Kronos news website published on Saturday, Turkey’s top judicial body, the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), sent...
Turkish court releases German citizen jailed on Erdoğan insult charges
A German citizen of Turkish origin, Hüseyin M., who was arrested in late August on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
Turkish appeals court upholds prison sentences given to 26 journalists over alleged Gülen links
The 2nd Criminal Chamber of the İstanbul Regional Court of Justice has upheld the conviction of 26 journalists, including 19 currently in jail, who...
Turkish agricultural engineer goes missing in Rize province
An agricultural engineer, Nuh Yiğit, has disappeared in the Black Sea province of Rize where he went earlier this week to look for a...
Top European court says Turkey violated rights of judge arrested over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) said on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of a judge who was put in pretrial detention...
CHP report: 304 lost jobs, 136 arrested every day in Turkey since controversial coup...
A report released by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on the impact of an ongoing state of emergency in Turkey has revealed...
ECtHR sets Dec. 5 as deadline for Turkish gov’t defense over jailed journalists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has set December 5, 2017 as the deadline for Turkish government to submit its defense in cases...
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