Turkey detains 73 over Gülen links in defiance of ECtHR ruling

Turkish police have detained 73 people across 16 provinces in the last four days over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior...

Turkish gov’t sends teacher with baby to prison in 10 days for allegedly ‘praising...

Ayşe Çelik, a Turkish teacher who was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for allegedly “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization”...

Turkey’s top court orders retrial in Gülen case, citing rights violations and insufficient evidence

Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has ordered a retrial for Hasan Sarıcı, who was convicted of membership in the faith-based Gülen movement, citing violations of...

Nationalist opposition suggests Turkish gov’t seize Trump Towers in retaliation for US sanctions

Turkey's nationalist opposition İYİ Party spokesperson Aytun Çıray has said the Turkish government should retaliate against recently imposed US sanctions on two Turkish ministers and “seize...

Turkey remands Turkish-German journalist Tolu in prison over terrorism charges

Meşale Tolu, a Turkish-German journalist, went on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey on Wednesday, saying she was innocent and demanding her immediate release,...

Security forces detain 4 people trying to flee persecution by Turkish gov’t to Greece

Turkish border security forces detained 4 alleged followers of the Gülen movement in a border zone in Edirne province on Wednesday as they were...

Turkish gov’t prosecutes 292 people over social media posts in a week

The Turkish government has investigated 402 social media accounts and taken legal action against 292 users over the last week (Aug. 6-Aug. 13) on...

Council of Europe faces a daring challenge from Turkey

By Abdullah Bozkurt The Council of Europe (CoE), Europe’s largest intergovernmental body advocating democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, is facing a historic...

Wife of jailed CHP deputy Berberoğlu slams lack of justice in Turkey due to...

Oya Berberoğlu, the wife of jailed Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, has lashed out at the lack of justice in Turkey, saying...

Jailed Turkish journalist Soncan to sparrows: ‘I am begging; Don’t build your nests in...

Journalist Emre Soncan (36), who has been jailed in Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul for 762 days and sentenced by a court to seven...
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