Bedridden mother dies after daughter arrested over links to Gülen movement
Eighty-six-year-old bedridden Fahriye Asrak died on Thursday after her daughter Nejla Akdağ was arrested by a court over links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Turkish gov’t critic arrested shortly after his release
A Turkish court on Saturday morning ordered the rearrest of Alparslan Kuytul, chairman of a religious foundation in Turkey, after the prosecutor appealed a...
Turkey’s Supreme Court member dies after being released in intensive care
Turkey's Supreme Court member Mustafa Erdoğan, who was detained at a hospital room, lost his life on Tuesday morning after being released in critical...
Turkish government working on technology to block use of VPN
Amid concerns over the government’s increased grip on the Internet due to a recent regulation governing online media outlets, an expert at the Turkish...
Turkish gov’t detains 25 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 25 people, including 10 active duty military officers and a judge, on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkey’s Erdoğan sues main opposition leader for TL 1,5 million in damages
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday filed a lawsuit against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for TL 1,5...
33 Swedish media groups call on Erdoğan to free jailed journalists
The editors-chief of 33 media organizations in Sweden sent an open letter to Turkey's autocratic President Tayyip Erdoğan on the anniversary of a failed...
Erdoğanist columnist calls on gov’t to ‘set West on fire’ before it occupies Turkey
Yakup Köse, a staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a columnist for the pro-government Star daily, on Monday called on...
6 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained by police
Turkish police detained six people, including two children, in Kırklareli province on Saturday over their alleged links to the Gülen movement as they were reportedly...
Turkish gov’t briefly detains İHD co-chairman Türkdoğan in Ankara
Turkish government has briefly detained Öztürk Türkdoğan, co-chair of Human Rights Association (İHD) of Turkey and some other human rights defenders, including İHD General Accountant...
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