Turkish journalist who protested Erdoğan faces deportation from Germany
Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit, who protested during a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel last month, has been told...
Turkish university student commits suicide as father in jail for months over alleged links...
Ali Furkan Yabaneri, a 24-year-old electrical engineering student at İstanbul’s prestigious Koç University, died of an overdose months after his father was jailed as part...
Report: Turkish police tortured suspect, threatened to rape wife in Ramadan
A Turkish man jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement was reportedly tortured under custody while police threatened to rape his wife during...
Panel discusses Turkey’s dire human rights situation on sidelines of UN meeting
A panel of experts on Monday tackled Turkey’s human rights record on the occasion of the 56th meeting of the United Nations Human Rights...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens US over Zarrab, saying will set the world on fire
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday strongly criticized the US administration for allegedly trying to force jailed Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab to...
Pro-gov’t columnist suggests setting Turkey’s Silivri Prison ablaze to kill inmates from Gülen movement
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Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government public speaker and columnist, said in a video message posted on social media on Friday that people should gather in...
Woman abducted and raped by NCO in southeast Turkey dies in hospital after attempting...
An 18-year-old-woman who was abducted and raped by a noncommissioned officer (NCO) for 20 days in the southeastern city of Batman has died in...
US congressional negotiators agree to prohibit F-35 delivery to Turkey
The US Senate and House of Representatives have come together on a $716 billion defense spending report that would prohibit the transfer of F-35...
8 Turkish lawyers demanding a fair trial continue hunger strike in prison
Eight lawyers, who were all members of the now-closed Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), are on a hunger strike in prison, demanding a fair trial,...
At least 149 workers killed in workplace accidents across Turkey in June
At least 149 workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey in June, according to a monthly study released by a nongovernmental organization focused on...
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