Turkish gov’t detains 16 foreign students over alleged links to Gülen movement

The Turkish government detained 16 foreign students -- 10 from Somalia, three from Djibouti, two from Guinea and one student from Syria -- in Mersin...

Pro-gov’t journalist confesses MİT abducted, illegally questioned Gülen followers

https://youtu.be/AtRHqMN1bFA Abdurrahman Şimşek, Sabah’s special editor for intelligence reporting, admitted on Friday that Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) abducted several people who have links to...

Turkish actress Berna Laçin investigated over tweet on rapes in Saudi Arabia

The Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul on Wednesday launched an investigation into renowned Turkish actress Berna Laçin, who voiced opposition to the...

Turkish police torture two university personnel for weeks in Antalya over their alleged links...

Sedat Göçen and Ahmet Gödük, two former staff members of the International Antalya University, which was closed by a government decree issued under emergency...

Turkey’s Erdoğan to appoint top bureaucrats based on CVs submitted to his office

With the start of a new presidential system in Turkey on Monday, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will appoint hundreds of important bureaucrats from...

Rights groups say Turkey experiencing worst period in terms of rights abuses due to...

Human rights groups in Turkey said on Monday that Turkey is experiencing its worst period in recent times in terms of human rights abuses...

Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement

The Turkish government has continued to detain dozens of people as part of its massive post-coup witch-hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement. The...

Turkish prosecutors issue fake arrest warrants for fraudulent asylum applications: Swiss media

Turkish nationals have been granted asylum in Switzerland by presenting fake arrest warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors, Turkish Minute reported, citing Swiss media reports. The scheme,...

Erdoğan’s spokesman says Turkey’s state of emergency to be lifted on July 18

The state of emergency imposed by Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the wake of a controversial coup attempt on July...

ECtHR faults Turkey for violating rights of top court member dismissed in 2016

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of a member of the Council of State who was removed from...

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