Work permit of academic Stephenson canceled by Turkish gov’t after 18 years
Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK) has cancelled the work permit of a British academic, Chris Stephenson, who signed a peace declaration which in early...
Turkish gov’t keeps pregnant teacher, husband under police custody for 7 days
The Turkish government has kept a Sinop teacher who is reportedly pregnant with her second child, as well as her husband, in police custody...
UK legal opinion: Turkey breaches human rights by detaining people for using ByLock
A legal opinion published in London has found that tens of thousands of Turkish citizens detained or dismissed from their jobs on the basis...
CHP deputy Tanrıkulu says he is receiving death threats after remarks on armed drone...
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has said he is receiving death threats following his remarks on the use of...
Jailed journalist/novelist Ahmet Altan seen with daughter in first photo from Turkish prison
A photo of Ahmet Altan, a prominent Turkish novelist and newspaper editor who was sentenced by a Turkish court to aggravated life on February 16,...
Turkish court moves US cleric Brunson from jail to house arrest
A Turkish court on Wednesday released from prison American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in October 2016 on espionage and terror charges, putting...
German justice minister calls Erdoğan’s Nazi remarks ‘absurd’
German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has described Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks ‘absurd’ who accused Germany of employing practices similar to those...
Prominent human rights organizations call for release of imprisoned journalist Nedim Türfent
The International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 43 other organizations in a statement published on June...
Turkish gov’t detains 466 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 466 people last week (Oct. 8-Oct. 15) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Construction worker self-immolates in front of Turkish Parliament over economic hardship
A 39-year-old Turkish construction worker, identified only by his initials S.A., set himself on fire near the gate of Turkish Parliament on Friday. Eye witnesses...
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