German comedian threatens Merkel with court action over Erdoğan poem
German comedian Jan Böhmermann has threatened German Chancellor Angela Merkel with court action unless she takes back a statement concerning a poem by Böhmermann...
Turkish gov’t’s persecution targeting alleged followers of Gülen movement goes on
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign across Turkey targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement on Tuesday.
Nine teachers were...
ECtHR: Turkish gov’t violated freedom to demonstrate by imposing fines on demonstrators
The European Court of Human Rights (ECthR) has ruled on Tuesday that Turkish government has violated freedom to demonstrate by imposing fines on demonstrators...
Kurdish man investigated for questioning ‘transferred’ voters on election day
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Kurdish man who questioned the voters who were allegedly “transferred” to his city of residence in...
Bank freezes account of arrested Altan brothers’ sister
A bank account belonging to the sister of two jailed Turkish intellectuals, Mehmet Altan and Ahmet Altan, has been frozen, according to a tweet...
Hundreds gather at ECtHR to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Hundreds of activists and victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, joined by former leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn and EU parliamentarians, gathered...
Recent İHD report exposes severe rights violations in Turkish jails
Turkey's Human Rights Association's (İHD) recent report has exposed the violations in Turkish prisons which include poor or no medical care given to sick...
Turkey’s ruling AKP member threatens main opposition CHP leader with death
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Emrullah Kavuz, a local member of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has threatened the main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) leader Kemal...
23-years-old teacher kidnapped and killed by outlawed PKK in Turkey
A 23-year-old teacher in Turkey's southeastern Şanlıurfa province was reportedly killed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Tunceli province, the PKK announce...
Top court says travel ban violated peace academic’s rights
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has said a travel ban imposed on one of the academics who were dismissed from their jobs for signing a peace...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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