Fifth Turkish national detained in Malaysia as Najib Razak ramps up persecution of Erdoğan...
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A fifth case of arbitrary detention of a Turkish national by Malaysian authorities as part of escalating witch-hunt persecution of critics abroad by Turkey’s...
Turkey among top 3 countries with steepest decline in liberal democracy index: report
Turkey is among the countries that “autocratized” the most, together with Poland and Hungary, according to the “Democracy Report 2021,” which was published by...
Turkish prosecutor accuses hunger striker educator of ‘playing guitar’
Academic Nuriye Gülmen and teacher Semih Özakça, who have been on hunger strike for 76 days following months of their sitt-in protest in Ankara...
Mother, son demanding justice in political murder case taken into custody
Turkish police on Thursday detained a woman and her son who have been protesting in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse in southeastern Turkey in...
Wife of abducted man complains about indifference by Turkish authorities on the case
Emine Özben whose husband Mustafa Özben was abducted on May 9, 2017, said Turkish police and prosecutors have been unwilling to investigate the missing...
Conditions in Ankara’s Sincan Prison inhumane, says Turkish Parliament sub-committee
Inmates are suffering from freezing temperatures, foul drinking water, poor treatment and the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ankara's Sincan Prison, said...
Diyarbakır Bar under investigation for statement released on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a bar association in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır over a statement it released on April...
Report shows chronology of purge in Turkey after a controversial coup attempt in 2016
A report by Turkey Purge on Saturday showed that more than 146,000 people lost their jobs, some 169,013 faced legal proceedings that left over...
Reports reveal criminal neglect in case of academic who died of COVID-19 in prison
Evidence of criminal neglect is emerging as reports claim that jailed academic Halil Şimşek, who died in western Çanakkale Prison after contracting COVID-19, had...
Turkish government refers 11 more journalists to court for arrest
An İstanbul prosecutor has referred 11 journalists who were detained on August 10 as part of an investigation targeting people over the use of...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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