Turkish gov’t detains 674 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in a week

At least 674 people were detained as part of its massive post-coup witch campaign targeting the alleged member of the Gülen movement over the...

EU says reversal of Turkish court decision to release Amnesty’s Kılıç undermines justice

The European Union (EU) has warned Turkish government on Friday that a Turkish court’s decision to overturn its release of Taner Kılıç, chairman of...

French President urges respect for rule of law in talks with Turkey’s Erdoğan

French President Emmanuel Macron told Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday that democratic countries had to respect the rule of law in...

Baby with Down syndrome suffers major health problems in absence of jailed parents

Ayşe Sena Bunlu, a 15-month-old baby with Down syndrome, has been suffering from serious health problems ever since her parents, both of whom are...

Dismissed medical secretary who died while pregnant reinstated to job

A medical secretary who was dismissed from her job in a massive purge in the aftermath of a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016...

OSCE: Detention of hundreds in Turkey for expressing dissenting views on military operation in...

Harlem Désir, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media, has turned to the authorities of Turkey...

Organizers say İstanbul LGBT pride march will go ahead despite ban

İstanbul’s sixth lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride march will go ahead on Sunday even though the governor of the city banned it...

Minister Kaya says dared to die in Netherlands, returned upon Erdoğan’s call

Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya who was expelled from the Netherlands on Saturday night after she insisted on...

Symptoms of Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome emerge in 2 educators on hunger strike in Turkey

Early symptoms of Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1, have begun to manifest in two educators who are in the...

US and Turkey mutually suspend all non-immigrant visa services

The US mission to Turkey said on Sunday it had suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all US diplomatic facilities in Turkey, on the...
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