Turkish gov’t detains 3 people trying to flee persecution of Erdoğan regime to Greece
Turkish border security forces detained three people on Sunday in Edirne province over their alleged links to the Gülen movement as they were trying...
Turkey sentences YPG militant captured during Afrin offensive to aggravated life
The Hatay 2nd High Criminal court has sentenced Muhammed Mahmud Derviş, 22, a Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militant who was captured by Turkish...
Turkish gov’t detains 221 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 221 people last week (Aug.13-Aug.20) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkey’s main opposition leader slams police violence against ‘Saturday Mothers’
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), said on Sunday that only a dictatorial administration would order a police...
Wife of Turkish teacher fired and jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer
Nevin Dağ, whose husband is currently being held in Gaziantep Prison, died of cancer on Wednesday, according to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a prominent human...
Turkish courts hand down prison sentences to 41 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish courts on Wednesday handed down sentences to 41 people as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Sick and bedridden wife of jailed 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Afşar dies
Feride Afşar, the sick and bedridden wife of 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Celal Afşar, who has been jailed since July 2018 over his alleged links...
Turkey’s top court rejects demand for opening of Hagia Sophia to Muslim prayer
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an application which claimed that failing to open the country’s historic Hagia Sophia museum to Muslim prayer violates freedom...
Turkish court rules to re-detain 12 lawyers one day after releasing them
A Turkish court that had ruled for the release of 17 lawyers, most of whom have been imprisoned since September 2017 on accusations of...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish reporter fined 5,000 euros by German court for defaming kindergarten
Rahmi Turan, a Turkish reporter who works for the staunchly pro-government aHaber TV station, has been handed down a fine of 5,000 euros by...
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