Jailed HDP co-chair Demirtaş calls on Turkish educators on hunger strike to end protest
Jailed co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş has called on two educators who went on a hunger strike after they...
Monument of Kurdish philosopher and poet Ahmad-i Khani demolished by Turkish government
Trustee Ulaş Akhan, who was appointed by the government of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to replace pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) mayor...
London-based Turkish academic to run 10,000 meters to raise fund for purge victims in...
İsmail Sezgin, a London-based Turkish academic has tweeted on Tuesday that he will run a total of 10,000 meters in support of the families hit...
Turkey detains 474 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement last week
Turkey has detained 474 people as part of post-coup witch hunt that the Turkish government has launched against alleged members of the Gülen movement...
4,936 case opened, 1,080 people convicted over ‘insulting Erdoğan’ in 2016 in Turkey
According to Turkey's Justice Ministry statistics, a total of 4,936 cases were opened in 2016 against people accused of “insulting” Turkey's autocratic President Recep...
German federal police warn lawmakers of possible Turkish spying
German federal police have warned parliamentarians they may have been spied on by Turkish intelligence and may also face potential security risks from Turkish...
Turkey’s Interior Minister slams 111 figures who support academics on hunger strike
Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has harshly criticized 111 prominent figures who in a newspaper ad on Tuesday called on the Turkish government to...
Truckload of manure dumped near CHP ‘March of Justice’ camp in Düzce
An unidentified person dumped a truckload of manure near Turkey@s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) “March for Justice” camp in Düzce on Tuesday...
Thousands of soldiers to be purged from Turkish military, daily says
An extensive investigation is ongoing in the Turkish military targeting thousands of soldiers over their alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which is...
Turkey sends Germany new list of alleged ‘Gülen followers’
A spokesperson for German Interior Minister Thomas de Maziere has said they have received from Ankara another list of people and companies allegedly affiliated...
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