Jailed Turkish journalist Gündem to appear in court for first time in 9 months
Jailed Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested in November 2017 on terror charges, will appear in court for the first time in the...
Turkish gov’t detains yet another woman shortly after delivery
Melike Alp Akoğlan, a Turkish woman who gave birth on Monday, was detained by police shortly after delivery at a hospital in İzmir province...
Turkish court lifts travel ban for Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu
A Turkish court has lifted a travel ban on German journalist Meşale Tolu, who was arrested last year on terrorism-related charges, the German Press...
Erdoğan claims the target is not himself but Turkey, Islam
Turkey's political Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called on people to be alert to foreign plots including the currency crisis, underlining that...
Turkey’s ruling party spokesperson Çelik: Amnesty not on AKP’s agenda
Ömer Çelik, the spokesperson for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said that "amnesty is not on...
4 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at Greek border
Turkish security forces on Wednesday detained four people in Edirne province near the Greek border over their alleged membership in the Gülen movement as they...
Turkish daily’s Erdoğan-friendly new board sacks editor-in-chief, reverses editorial policy
The newly elected board of the Cumhuriyet Foundation, the owner of Turkey's opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, sacked Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu on Saturday and pulled the...
Turkish TV anchor testifies due to allegedly insulting Erdoğan in tweet about banned theater...
Turkey’s private FOX TV anchor Fatih Portakal testified to a prosecutor in Istanbul after an investigation was launched to determine whether he had insulted...
Report: Turkish police detain hundreds of protesting airport construction workers
Turkish police have detained hundreds of workers protesting labor conditions at İstanbul’s new airport, a giant project championed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
Turkish journalist Yücel criticizes Erdoğan visit to Germany as he accepts media award
Deniz Yücel, a German-Turkish journalist who remained in pre-trial detention in Turkey for about one year, criticized the German president for inviting Turkish President...
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