Pro-Erdoğan change in Cumhuriyet daily’s board leads to resignations
Following a shakeup in the board of directors of the Cumhuriyet Foundation, the owner of Turkey's opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in cooperation with the Turkish...
Int’l bar associations urge Turkish gov’t to release all legal professionals and journalists
Several international bar associations have urged the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to unconditionally release and drop charges against all legal...
Turkish gov’t detains 6 military members over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained six military personnel on Wednesday in six provinces as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
President Erdoğan urges Turkish scientists to return home despite his war on science
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday announced a campaign to bring Turkish scientists back home, personally calling for their return, independent news site...
Turkish President Erdoğan lands in Berlin for controversial state visit
Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Germany on Thursday for a three-day state visit, with several demonstrations planned around Berlin as Erdoğan prepares for...
Turkish court sentences Fethullah Gülen’s brother to 10,5 years in prison
A Turkish court sentenced Kutbettin Gülen, one of the brothers of US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen, to 10,5 years in jail on Monday.
Kutbettin...
Turkey’s ‘OHAL commission’ rejects 33,700 out of 36,000 applications from KHK victims
A commission set up by the Turkish government to look into complaints from individuals who were affected by government decrees during a state of...
HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu: 700 babies live in extremely poor conditions in Turkish prisons
“There are 700 babies in prisons and they have been living in extremely poor conditions. Prisons are not for babies,” human rights activist...
Turkish gov’t detains journalist Öner, former editor of pro-Kurdish Demokratik Modernite magazine
The Turkish government on Friday detained Servet Öner, the former editor of pro-Kurdish monthly magazine Demokratik Modernite, in the Beyoğlu district of İstanbul as...
Turkish gov’t detains some 60 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people on Friday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
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