Turkey’s rule of law index plummets to historic lows following 2016 coup attempt

Turkey’s rule of law metrics have fallen to their lowest levels since 1980 in the years following a July 15, 2016 attempted coup, according...

Report by Turkish newspaper on banning access to news story also banned by court

A report by Turkey's Cumhuriyet daily on a court decision to ban access to a previous story on a corruption case involving ruling Justice...

Turkish police once again waiting at hospital to detain Kayseri woman after childbirth

Turkish police have been waiting inside Kayseri-based Tekden Hospital to detain Zeynep Toptaş, who just gave birth to her child, over alleged links to...

Police chief dismissed by Turkish government dies of brain hemorrhage

Atanur Akat, a former police chief who was removed from his job with a post-coup government decree under a now-ended state of emergency over...

Turkish President Erdoğan says Trump shot Turkey in the foot

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said the US has shot Turkey in the foot with its recent sanction decisions, underlining that Ankara...

CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu: Turkish President using Brunson crisis to cover up his economic failure

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is deliberately using the...

Currency crisis hits publishing industry in Turkey

A sharp decline in the value of the Turkish lira has led to a crisis in the publishing sector since Turkey imports almost all...

COMMENTARY — Case of airbase commander tells the tale of Erdoğan’s Turkey

By Abdullah Bozkurt The unlawful arrest and wrongful prosecution of an important airbase commander in Turkey’s northwestern city of Bandırma is one of many pieces...

Turkey’s top judge claims ‘only courts can release Brunson’

Turkey’s top appeals court judge has said American pastor Andrew Brunson can only be released by Turkey's “independent and impartial courts.” Speaking at an official...

Turkish court sentences journalist Polat to pay TL 10,000 fine due to a 2012...

Fatih Polat, the editor-in-chief of Turkey’s leftist Evrensel daily, will pay a fine of TL 10,000 (around $1,500) for revealing the identity of a...
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