Turkish thug attacks demonstration for jailed 668 children in Germany’s Nuremberg
A Turkish thug has attacked a demonstration in Germany’s Nuremberg, held in solidarity with the children jailed along with their mothers in Turkey.
In a...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan and his cronies seize the wealth of critics in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The unlawful seizure of assets of companies worth tens of billions of dollars and the confiscation of the wealth of critics of...
ECtHR faults Turkey for detention of media executive Karaca
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey in the case of Hidayet Karaca, a prominent journalist and the former chief executive...
European Parliament will not observe Turkish snap elections
The European Parliament (EP) announced on Wednesday they would not send a delegation to observe Turkey’s snap elections on June 24.
”The European Parliament will...
Turkey both home to and perpetrator of transnational repression: report
The Orion Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.,-based think tank, has published a report that found Turkey as both a perpetrator and a destination of...
Turkish rapper detained for allegedly encouraging drug use in songs
Ömer Sercan İpekçioğlu, a Turkish rapper also known as Ezhel, was detained on Thursday, accused of encouraging drug use in his songs, the Hürriyet...
Turkish judge accused of bribery had access blocked to 172 news reports about claims
An İstanbul judge who was named in recently revealed allegations regarding corruption in the Turkish judiciary has had access blocked to 172 news reports...
Turkish police seal off İstanbul’s Gezi Park on eve of protest anniversary
Following a call made by Taksim Solidarity, one of the leading groups formed to represent Gezi Park protesters, for a protest on Thursday evening,...
Judge suspended amid allegations of corruption in judiciary
Turkey’s top judicial body, the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), has suspended a judge following the leveling of corruption allegations about him by...
İSİG: At least 2,006 workers lost their lives at workplaces across Turkey in 2017
At least 2,006 workers lost their lives at their workplaces across Turkey in 2017, according to a report released by the Laborer Health and Occupational...
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