Turkish President Erdoğan files criminal complaint against CHP head Kılıçdaroğlu
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a criminal complaint on Wednesday against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for his...
Turkey’s Zarrab: I got $150 mln from Iran sanctions plot, paid $45K bribe to...
Reza Zarrab, the government’s star witness in a trial involving a billion-dollar conspiracy to smuggle gold for oil in violation of United States sanctions...
Turkish court rules Yeni Asya journalist Nur Ener to remain behind bars
The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled to continue the detention of Naciye Nur Ener Kılınç, who was imprisoned on March 5,...
New research shows Turkey’s purge destroyed lives of 21,000 health care workers
More than 21,000 health care professionals including doctors, nurses, medical professors, technicians and hospital staff have thus far been dismissed from public and private...
Turkish police wait to detain another women just hours after delivery
Turkish government, which has imprisoned at least 700 babies so far, is now trying to imprison one more mother together with her newly born...
Turkish court not released 20 jailed journalists despite of witnesses’ contrary statements
A Turkish court has ruled for continuation of imprisonment for 19 journalists despite of the lack of solid evidences and the statements made by...
Turkish gov’t jails Ağbayır as first female conscientious objector in Turkey
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has jailed Zeynep Duygu Ağbayır as the first female conscientious objector in Turkey...
At least 27 women killed as victim of domestic violence in Turkey in November
At least 27 women were killed in and 29 children were subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in November 2017, a prominent woman rights...
Turkish gov’t launches ‘terror’ trial of critical academics over peace petition
Turkey on Tuesday began the hugely controversial trial of hundreds of academics charged with terror offences for signing a petition calling for peace in...
11 Turkish folk dancers apply for asylum in Hungary after performing in Budapest
Eleven Turkish folk dancers applied for asylum in Hungary after participating in an event in Budapest, the Doğan news agency reported on Tuesday.
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