Detention warrants issued for 110 military officers over alleged Gülen links
The Tekirdağ Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for a total of 110 military officers as part of an investigation against the...
Turkish gov’t detains 34 people, jails 18 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained at least 34 people across Turkey while it has jailed 18 others on Monday as part of its ongoing massive...
Prosecutor quits job to enter politics, slamming Nazi-esque Turkish judiciary
Bülent Yücetürk, an Ankara prosecutor who has worked on some of Turkey's high-profile political cases, has resigned from a judiciary that he has criticised...
A new report uncovers a murder of detained teacher in Turkey due to torture
Deaths in detentions and prisons due to torture, abuse and ill-treatment have become recurring theme in Turkey with close to 100 cases reported as...
European Parliament will not observe Turkish snap elections
The European Parliament (EP) announced on Wednesday they would not send a delegation to observe Turkey’s snap elections on June 24.
”The European Parliament will...
Erdoğan targets Boğaziçi University, claims ‘engaged in activities against Turkey’
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed Boğaziçi University, one of the top universities in the country, is engaged in activities against Turkish...
23 detained in operation at Koza-İpek Holding including two journalists in Turkey
Turkish police teams on Wednesday detained 23 employees of Koza-İpek Holding, including journalists Hasan Bozkurt and Metin Arslan who worked for the media outlets...
US mission to OSCE calls on Turkish gov’t to end state of emergency
The US mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has called on Turkish government to bring an end to an...
Number of prisoners in Turkey increased fourfold since AKP came to power
It was reported by BirGün daily on Tuesday that number of prisoners in Turkish prisons has increased fourfold since the ruling Justice and Development...
Top election authority overturns annulment of pro-Kurdish party candidate’s election victory
Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) on Wednesday approved an appeal made by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) against a decision...
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