US says concerned over the arrest of CHP deputy Berberoğlu in Turkey
US State Department has stated its concerns on Friday over the arrest of Turkey's main opposition Republican People Party's (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu by...
Turkey’s Parliament bans Kurdish deputy from two sessions for saying ‘Kurdistan’
Turkey's Parliament has banned pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Osman Baydemir from two parliamentary sessions after he said “Kurdistan” in his speech in...
Anyone with bachelor’s degree can become an administrative judge in Turkey
Any individual who has a completed a four-year university education will from now on be able to become an administrative judge in Turkey, according...
Sock company with $50 million turnover transferred to TMSF due to Gülen links
One of the five largest sock companies in Turkey, Akın Çorap, which has an annual turnover of $50 million, has been transferred to Turkey’s...
Turkey to launch retrial of teacher following landmark ECtHR judgment
A Turkish court is scheduled to begin the retrial of Yüksel Yalçınkaya, a teacher whose conviction of Gülen movement affiliation was found by the...
Turkey’s top court runs counter to ECtHR precedent in case of jailed journalist
In a ruling running counter to a precedent set by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in an application concerning the imprisonment of...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s ultra-nationalist ally targets journalists who ‘defamed’ his party
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, an ultra-nationalist ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ran an advertisement in a number of newspapers...
Turkish court refuses to release Greek soldiers detained in border region
A Turkish court on Monday rejected a request for the release of two Greek soldiers who were arrested for illegally trespassing on Turkish soil.
Prosecutors...
Turkish teacher, jailed over alleged Gülen links, gives birth to her 3rd child in...
Under arrest as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement since Nov. 3, 2016, history...
Turkish gov’t detains 537 people in a week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 537 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...
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