Turkish gov’t detains teacher couple after speaking out in an interview broadcasted by Finland’s...
A Turkish teacher couple, identified as Serdar A. and Merve A., were detained after Turkish authorities found out that they had spoken against the...
Iraq PM Abadi says half of ISIL families detained near Mosul are Turkish
Turkish nationals make up half of the hundreds of families being held in a camp near Mosul for suspected links to the Islamic State...
Turkish prosecutor requests 7-year sentence for Kurdish university student over whistling Kurdish song
A group of students at Dicle University in Diyarbakır province has been facing possible sentences ranging from over 7 years to 28 years on...
Ankara prosecutor launches investigation into campaign against unlawful strip-searches
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into recent social media posts and news reports exposing the extensive use of strip-searches...
Lawyer candidate faces ‘early dismissal’ over alleged Gülen links
Turkey's Justice Ministry has been seeking to prevent a would-be lawyer from getting his/her license as he/she has been undergoing an investigation over alleged...
US charges former Turkish minister, 3 others with conspiring to evade sanctions on Iran
The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday the filing of a superseding indictment charging former Turkish Economy...
Turkey unseats nine pro-Kurdish councilors
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed nine city council members from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the Tatvan district of eastern Bitlis province, the...
CoE reiterates call on Turkey for release of Demirtaş, Kavala
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers, during its quarterly meeting held September 15–17, renewed its call for the immediate release by Turkey...
Turkish gov’t arrests 30 more lawyers over alleged Gülen links on Lawyers Day
Turkish government has arrested 30 more lawyers over alleged Gülen links on April 5 which is celebrated as Lawyers Day in Turkey. A lawyer representing...
Adem Özköse’s book praising jihadists distributed to high school students in Turkey
A book praising an Australian jihadist has been distributed among students of a public high school in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman, daily...
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