German police warn Erdoğan’s guards not to attack to protesters

Amid crisis between Turkey and US over Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s guards’ attacking protesters in Washington D.C. last month, Hamburg police have...

Sweden deeply concerned about rights violations in Turkey

Swedish government on Wednesday expressed its deep concerns on backslide of human rights, rule of law and crackdown on the opposition and media in...

Turkish gov’t jails 84 pro-Kurdish mayors, seizes 54 municipalities to date

The Turkish government has arrested a total of 84 co-mayors from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in the past couple of months while...

World physicians demand release of Turkish medical professionals in letter to Erdoğan

Physicians from prominent international medical associations have in a letter called for the immediate release of 11 members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB,...

Turkish gov’t harshly reacts US’ decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Turkish government has hardly reacted against the decision of the US's formally recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The decision was announced by US...

Turkey’s Justice Minister says prime coup suspect might have been executed

Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said Adil Öksüz, one of the prime suspects in a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15,...

Qatar repotedly deports 45 Turkish nationals over alleged links to Gülen movement

Pro-government Sabah daily claimed on Saturday that 45 Turkish nationals were deported from Qatar for having alleged links to the Gülen movement. The daily said...

German police carry out nationwide raids on Erdoğanist Turkish gang

Hundreds of police officers have taken part in raids across Germany targeting the Osmanen Germania boxing club, an ultranationalist pro-Erdoğan gang that German officials...

35 lawyers of suspects in Gülen movement trials detained

Turkish police on Thursday detained 35 lawyers who are defending suspects accused of links to the Gülen movement in several ongoing trials. Arrest warrants were...

Number of inmates with coronavirus in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison increases to 191: deputy

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, an opposition member of the Turkish parliament and a rights activist, tweeted late on Sunday that eight inmates from İstanbul’s notorious...

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