CoE reviews recent controversial decrees issued by Turkish government
The Council of Europe (CoE) has stated that it has taken the recent decrees issued by Turkish government under review. The decrees have stirred...
Turkey detains former news director of a sport channel in new post-coup probe
Yasir Kaya, a TV presenter and the former news director of Fenerbahçe football club’s official TV channel was detained on Friday following the detentions...
New ‘Panama Papers’ reveals pro-gov’t Turkish businessman’s offshore deal
Newly released documents from the Panamanian-based Mossack Fonseca & Co, the firm that was at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal in 2016,...
Turkish gov’t detains 347 military officers in a week over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government has detained 347 military personnel, including high-ranking officers on active duty, in the week between July 2 and July 8 as...
COMMENTARY — Ted Malloch’s ties to Turkey’s Erdoğan under the spotlight
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Last week US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential collusion between US President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia exposed yet...
Police chief who was purged over Gülen links beaten on street in Samsun
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G.E., a former police chief in Samsun who was dismissed over alleged links to the Gülen movement following a failed coup attempt last year,...
Defendants blame Gülen movement for pregnant minor scandal at İstanbul hospital
Two defendants who appeared in the first hearing of a trial concerning a scandal at İstanbul’s Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Teaching and Research Hospital involving...
Successful doctor detained by Turkish gov’t over Gülen links, attempts suicide in jail, dies...
A successful medical doctor who was detained by police and imprisoned a month ago as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt...
Report reveals inmates in Turkish prisons not protected against coronavirus
A report drafted by the Jurists for Freedom Association (ÖHD) has revealed that inmates in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons are at high risk of contracting...
Daughters of jailed Turkish police chief voice concerns about father’s safety in video message
Two daughters of Yurt Atayün, a former police chief who was incarcerated in the summer of 2014 for taking part in a corruption investigation,...
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