Gov’t won’t renovate clashes-hit cities unless Kurds vote ‘Yes’ in referendum
The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) officials in Turkey’s eastern part has been threatening locals in the run-up to the presidential referendum,...
HDP deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan briefly detained in Turkey’s Batman province
Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) Batman deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan was briefly detained by Turkish police in Batman Airport on Tuesday. He was released...
Arrest warrant issued for football star Hakan Şükür for insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
An arrest warrant has been issued for renowned Turkish international soccer player Hakan Şükür for insulting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his...
Report shows Turkey’s protestant minority lives under threat
From hate speech on media to attacks on churches, Turkey’s protestants live under threat, according to a study by the Turkish Protestant Churches Association,...
Trump, Pence threaten Turkey with ‘large sanctions’ if Brunson not released
The US administration is upping the pressure on Ankara over its detention and ongoing trial of Andrew Brunson, an American Christian pastor who stands...
COMMENTARY — UAE sweep exposes Turkish intelligence links to jihadists in Syria
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The government of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which has aided, funded and armed jihadist groups in Syria for years, is troubled...
JWF policy brief: How abusive counterterrorism laws deprived hundreds of thousands of people...
The New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has called on the international community to urge the Turkish government to repeal the country’s current...
Erdoğan’s cleric Karaman: Turkey should have nuclear power
Hayrettin Karaman, a leading theologian and issuer of fatwas, or religious edicts, for ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) circles and Turkey's autocratic President...
Another man testifies about torture by security officers during enforced disappearance
Yasin Ugan, who had been missing for six months before suddenly reappearing in police custody, has revealed in court that he was tortured by...
Turkish businessman and civil activist Kavala detained at İstanbul airport
Osman Kavala, one of Turkey’s most prominent businessmen and chairman of the İstanbul-based Anadolu Kültür Association, was taken into custody by Turkish police upon...
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