Turkish hunger striker Gülmen: Justice is dying on 113th day of hunger strike
Dismissed educator Nuriye Gülmen, who has been on a hunger strike for 113 days to protest her dismissal under state of emergency decree-laws, has...
86-year-old man in 11th month of arrest on coup charges in Turkey’s Isparta
Ali Osman Karahan, an 86-year-old Turkish man with walking and speaking difficulties, has been kept in an Isparta prison for almost 12 months over...
Turkish artists to join CHP’s ‘March for Justice’ on July 4
Turkish actor Mert Fırat announced on Friday that a group of artists will take part in a march launched by main opposition Republican People’s...
BBC journalist Gol deported from Turkey due to his reports
Jiyar Gol, BBC World Bilingual correspondent and filmmaker, tweeted on Friday that he was detained by police at İstanbul’s Atatürk Airport and then deported...
Turkish teacher, jailed over alleged Gülen links, gives birth to her 3rd child in...
Under arrest as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement since Nov. 3, 2016, history...
Turkey wants Twitter to block account of AEI’s Rubin, Washington Post columnist says
The Turkish government, led by autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is pressurizing Twitter management to block the account of Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American...
Amnesty International: Hundreds at imminent risk of forced eviction in Diyarbakır’s Sur
Hundreds of residents in the Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods in the Sur district of Diyarbakır province are at imminent risk of forced eviction, Amnesty...
Families of abducted Gülen followers in Turkey talk to BBC
The families of abducted Gülen followers, whose abductions have been confirmed by eyewitnesses, have spoken to BBC Turkish service.
Eleven people have been reported missing...
EU calls on Turkey to investigate abduction cases targeting Gülen movement
The European Union (EU) on Thursday said it was closely following developments in Turkey including the abductions of people from the Gülen movement, reminding...
HR activists in Turkey demand perpetrators of Roboski massacre to be brought to justice
Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) has released press statements in İstanbul and Ankara on the Roboski massacre that left 34 people dead in 2011 as a...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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