Adana woman who just gave birth to be detained by police in Turkey
A group of police officers have been waiting outside the Avrupa Hospital in the southern province of Adana in order to detain a woman...
Cumhuriyet journalists appear in Turkish court 267 days after their arrest
Trial of 17 suspects, including Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November 2016, began at an İstanbul court on Monday 267...
Over 16,450 people face legal actions over ‘acting against press law’ in Turkey under...
Under the rule of Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of the Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since 2002, a total of 16,458...
Number of Turkish generals decreases 40 pct after post-coup purges
The number of generals and admirals in the Turkish military has decreased decreased from 326 to 196 (40 percent) in wake of a controversial...
German President Steinmeier supports Berlin’s tough talk on Turkey’s Erdoğan
As a war of words between Berlin and Ankara continues over the arrest of German human rights consultant and activist Peter Steudtner in İstanbul,...
Turkish police break man’s arm while detaining 47 protesters in Ankara
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Turkish police on Sunday detained 47 people including 22 women in Ankara protesting the arrest of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two dismissed educators...
Five more detained in Turkey for wearing ‘HERO’ T-shirts on Sunday
Four young men were detained in Adana province on Sunday as part of a witch-hunt targeting people wearing T-shirts bearing the word “hero,” Solhaber...
Regional court’s switchboard answers with Erdoğan’s propaganda music
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A regional court in Turkey welcomes callers to its switchboard with music used by Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during election campaigns, the...
Jewish foundation says another synagogue attacked in İstanbul
The Turkish Chief Rabbinate Foundation has said that the Balat Ahrida synagogue in İstanbul was attacked on Saturday, following a similar incident two days...
Turkish police detains survivor of Suruç Massacre, places him in a cell next to...
Volkan Uyar, a survivor of the Suruç Massacre in Turkey, was detained on the second anniversary of the Islamic State in Iraq and the...
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