Opposition party vice chair acknowledges systematic torture of supporters of the Gülen movement

Ahmet Zeki Üçok, vice chair of the nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party, after a visit to two journalists who were recently imprisoned, said they...

Turkish gov’t detains 545 people for alleged links to Gülen movement over last week

The Turkish government has detained 545 people across Turkey over the past week (May 21-May 28) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...

Turkey ranks 117th among 142 countries in global rule of law index

Turkey was ranked 117th among 142 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, dropping one rank in...

Turkey’s opposition groups establish Fair Election Platform

Turkey's five opposition parties along with nongovernmental organizations and union confederations have formed a Fair Election Platform in Ankara in order to ensure poll...

‘I miss ordinary days the most,’ jailed film producer says

Çiğdem Mater, a film producer and journalist serving an 18-year sentence in connection with the 2013 Gezi Park protests, said in an interview that...

Turkish court sentences academic Ersanlı to 1 year, 3 months in prison over peace...

A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced Prof. Dr. Büşra Ersanlı, who was tried for having signed a peace petition titled “We will not be...

ECtHR notifies Turkey of 1,000 applications over Gülen movement convictions after landmark ruling

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Ankara of 1,000 applications in its docket for convictions of Gülen movement membership over the...

Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens to strike UN-assisted Makhmour refugee camp

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said his country could hit the UN-aided Makhmour refugee camp, 40 miles southwest of Kurdistan Regional Government's...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP’s two deputies face removal of parliamentary status

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Faysal Sarıyıldız and Tuğba Hezer Öztürk have been referred to a parliamentary joint commission for removal of their...

Several injured as election office of Turkey’s main opposition CHP attacked in Konya

Several members of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) were injured when a group of unknown assailants attacked the party’s election office in...
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