Turkish gov’t puts seized Zaman daily’s printing presses up for sale
Printing presses that once produced daily copies of the Zaman newspaper and its affiliates have been put up for sale by the state-run Savings Deposit...
Businessman imprisoned over Gülen links dies after his parole was delayed
Adil Somalı, a 55-year-old businessman sentenced to over six years in prison for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died on Saturday in...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 46 military officers over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 46 military officers in 17 provinces across Turkey on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch...
CoE reiterates call on Turkey for release of Demirtaş, Kavala
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers, during its quarterly meeting held September 15–17, renewed its call for the immediate release by Turkey...
COMMENTARY — US Treasury targets Erdoğan’s links to Iran’s IRGC
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The United States Treasury has named an Iran-sanction-busting Turkish citizen and several companies in İstanbul as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under...
European Parliament decides to cut IPA funds for Turkey
Johannes Hahn, the European Union Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, said the EU will cut 40 percent of the European Instrument for Pre-Accession...
HDP’s co-chair says AKP putting spotlight on Qandil, Manbij to win elections in Turkey
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan said on Tuesday the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been trying to use Qandil and...
Turkish Culture Ministry stops funding women’s film festival
The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has pulled its funding from an Ankara woman's film festival after 20 years of support, Çiçek Tahaoğlu reported...
HDP’s Demirtaş: My candidacy from prison a shame for Turkish politics and AKP
“My candidacy from prison is a shame for the political landscape in Turkey and the Justice and Development Party government," said Selahattin Demirtaş,...
12 people detained while trying to flee from Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to Greece
Twelve people were stopped by gendarmes and detained in Edirne province over the weekend while they were reportedly on their way to Greece, Turkish media reported...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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