US government ‘deeply disturbed’ by arrest of staff member in İstanbul Consulate

The US Embassy in Turkey issued an official statement on Twitter on Thursday concerning the arrest of a locally employed staff member in İstanbul...

17 int’l press freedom bodies write open letter to future Turkish president

Seventeen international organizations defending freedom of expression and the press published a joint letter on Wednesday on the Index of Censorship website addressing all...

GRECO: Turkey’s compliance with recommendations to fight corruption is globally unsatisfactory

The Council of Europe’s (CoE) anti-corruption group, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), on Monday published an interim compliance report on Turkey in...

Turkish gov’t seeks extension of emergency rule for another 3 months

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group deputy chairperson and Kayseri deputy Mustafa Elitaş said on Friday that emergency rule will be extended...

Longtime gov’t critic Sözcü newspaper slapped with $1.8 million tax fine for 2018: report

Turkish opposition newspaper Sözcü was levied a tax fine of TL 14.5 million ($1.8 million) for the year 2018 over what the paper on...

Human Rights Watch says new draft law will end rule of law in Turkey

A draft law being rushed through Turkey’s parliament would, if passed, preserve many of the abusive powers granted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Lawyer of abducted teacher detained for rejecting to sign false testimony in Turkey

A lawyer representing Önder Asan, a private school teacher who was abducted by unidentified individuals in Ankara on April 1, has been detained for...

VIDEO — Turkish family, last victim of Erdoğan’s long arm abroad, stranded at Kiev...

A Turkish family with children have been detained by Ukranian security officials at an International Airport in Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine for...

Erdoğan claims Qatar’s Al Thani gifted jet not to him personally but to Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed that Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani presented his specially equipped Boeing 747-8 not to him...

International Crisis Group: Hostility against Syrian refugees rising in Turkey

The International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report released on Tuesday that violence in Turkish cities between host communities and Syrian refugees increased...
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