Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 15 journalists over alleged Gülen links
Eight media workers were detained on Wednesday during operations in seven provinces following the issuance of detention warrants by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's...
Turkish gov’t detains 667 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 667 people last week (Oct.15-Oct.22) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Germany takes Gülen movement off watchlist, conducting counterespionage against Turkish gov’t
German police have removed the Gülen movement from its "dangerous" and "to be followed" watchlist, Turkey's neo-nationalist Sözcü newspaper reported, citing a domestic security report...
Columnist claims Turkey’s ruling AKP’s former deputy had drug lord released pending trial
In an article that appeared in the Habertürk newspaper on Wednesday, columnist Fatih Altaylı claimed that a former Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy...
Turkish court sentences HDP deputy Toğrul to two-and-a-half years for alleged terrorist propaganda
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Mahmut Toğrul to two years, six months’ imprisonment for disseminating terrorist propaganda,...
Turkish gov’t detains 14 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 14 people on Saturday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
486 people detained over Gülen links in past week
Turkish police detained 486 people between Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 as part of its post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the Gülen movement, according...
80-year-old Kurdish man dies of heart attack during trial
İbrahim Akbaba, an 80-year-old Kurdish man, died of a heart attack on Saturday in Edirne F Type Prison.
Akbaba, a Kurdish citizen who was accused...
Human rights defender professor forced to retire due to prison sentence
Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the head of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and a doctor of forensics, retired from her position at...
German lawyers criticize ECtHR’s rejection of applications from Turkey
The German Bar Association (DAV) has criticized the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which rejected applications concerning post-coup worker purges in Turkey on...
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