Turkish Parliament receives proceedings against 10 opposition lawmakers

The Turkish Parliament on Wednesday received summaries of proceedings to remove the parliamentary immunity of 10 opposition lawmakers including the leader of Turkey’s main...

COMMENTARY — Why US sanctions against the Erdoğan regime must be expanded

By Abdullah Bozkurt Not only the average Turk but many in the Turkish government and the ruling Justice and Development Party welcome targeted sanctions by...

EU expresses ‘serious concerns’ about rule of law, independent judiciary in Turkey

A spokesperson for the European Union has expressed “serious concerns” over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, in...

COMMENTARY — Turkey intel knew ISIL suicide bomber, his accomplices in the murder of...

By Abdullah Bozkurt As in many recent cases involving Jihadists and radical militants, it came as no surprise to trace the footprints of Turkish intelligence...

Turkish gov’t detains 459 people over links to Gülen movement in past week

The Turkish government detained a total of 459 people last week (Oct.1-Oct.8) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...

77-year jail sentence sought for Turkish businessman İpek over alleged Gülen ties

An indictment prepared by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office as a result of an investigation against the Koza-İpek Holding seeks a jail sentence...

US prosecutors seek at least 15,5 years for Atilla in sanctions busting case

US prosecutors have asked a New York federal judge to sentence Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla to at least 15-and-a-half years in prison for...

UN slams Turkish government over widespread human rights violations

The United Nations’ annual human rights report, which was released in Geneva on Wednesday, has named Turkey as one of 50 countries in which human...

Erdoğan again sues Turkey’s main apposition leader over alleged ‘insult’

Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sued Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for allegedly “insulting the presidential office”...

Report: Turkish gov’t has prosecuted 1,539, detained 580, sentenced 103 lawyers since July 2016

The Turkish government has prosecuted 1,539 lawyers, arrested 580 and sentenced 103 lawyers to long prison terms since a controversial military coup attempt on...
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