Turkish Parliament to discuss immunity of 29 more opposition deputies
Dossiers for 29 more opposition deputies from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been submitted to a...
Merkel refuses to link asylum applications from Turkey with visit of German troops
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said there is no link between approval of applications from Turkish asylum seekers in Germany and a visit to...
Turkey extends state of emergency for 4th time
The Turkish Parliament has extended for three more months a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey...
Mother of three released after giving testimony in Turkey
Yasemin Özkan, who gave birth to her third child last week by C-section and was served with a detention warrant immediately afterwards, was released...
Human rights activists referred to court after 12 days under detention in Turkey
A group of human rights activists who were detained on July 5 during a workshop at a hotel on İstanbul’s Büyükada were referred to...
27-years-old mother with 11-months-old son found in Ankara’s Sincan prison
Yağmur Balcı, a 27-years-old mother, who disappeared together with his 11-months-old son in Trabzon Bahçecik Prison, has been found in Sincan Prison in Ankara...
Erdoğanist gang leader says will hang all people linked with Gülen movement
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Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said they will hang all people linked to...
Turkey detains Diyarbakır deputy governor, dozens more over alleged Gülen links
Turkish government has detained Sercan Gökdemir, the deputy governor of Diyarbakır province, and his wife beside of dozens of people in Turkey's various provinces...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu with ‘documents’ about himself
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday continued targeting main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, hinting that he should be...
Turkey detains journalist Koray briefly for criticizing ‘July 15 saga’
Yeliz Koray, managing editor of the Kocaeli Koz newspaper, was briefly detained on Saturday night and referred to court for a critical article about...
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