Erdoğan’s hatred fans anti-Christian campaign in Turkey, new study reveals

The hatred towards Christian minority groups in Turkey and xenophobic euphoria against Christians in general are being fueled in an unprecedented campaign led by...

Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement on Thursday

Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement has continued with dozens of detentions on Thursday across Turkey. Turkish police...
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Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 36 military members over alleged links to Gülen...

The Turkish government issued detention warrants on Monday for 36 military personnel as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...

Prison sentence sought for Turkish cartoonist for ‘insulting sacred values’

An indictment is seeking up to 18-month jail sentence the cartoonist Seyfi Şahin, who used to work for the closed-down popular humor magazine Gırgır,...

Report: Ten prisoners in Turkey on hunger strike, their health worsening

The health of 10 women prisoners in Turkey has deteriorated since they went on hunger strike to protest against a new security measure, a...

CoE’s head Jagland to visit Turkey over rule of law, human rights

The head of the human rights watchdog Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, is going to visit Turkish capital Ankara on Feb. 15 on a...

HRW: 7 civilians killed in Turkish military’s possible war crime in northern Iraq

Turkish military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that killed at least seven civilians in Iraq's Kurdistan region over the course of...

23-years-old teacher kidnapped and killed by outlawed PKK in Turkey

A 23-year-old teacher in Turkey's southeastern Şanlıurfa province was reportedly killed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Tunceli province, the PKK announce...

Noncommissioned officer who allegedly kidnapped and raped young woman released pending trial

Musa Orhan, a noncommissioned Gendarmerie officer who allegedly kidnapped and raped 18-year-old İpek Er, was released from prison on Tuesday, Turkish media reported. Orhan was...

Zaman daily’s Ankara office given to Erdoğan media group without any tender

Pro-government newspaper Akit reported on Sunday that the Ankara office of the Zaman Media Group, which was seized unlawfully in March 2016, was sold...
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