SDF’s seizure of Tabqa reveals ISIL and al-Qaeda books published freely in Turkey
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have revealed following their capture of Syrian town of Tabqa that the ideological indoctrination material for The Islamic State of Iraq...
Deceased jurist’s daughter says parliamentarians, media ignored calls for help
Buket Erdoğan, the daughter of the recently-deceased jurist Mustafa Erdoğan said the deputies as well as the newspapers she tried to reach out to...
No evidence against Amnesty’s jailed Turkey chair Taner Kılıç, police conclude
A police report seen by human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) shows no evidence substantiating the key charge against its honorary Turkey chair, Taner...
Turkey’s top judicial body dismisses 202 judges, prosecutors over Gülen links
Turkey’s Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) on Friday dismissed 202 judges and prosecutors over their links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which...
Turkish prosecutor demands life sentence for jailed journalist Ilıcak for exposing documents on radical...
A Turkish prosecutor on Thursday demanded that a court hand down a life sentence to Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak (73) for publishing an alleged...
Sock company with $50 million turnover transferred to TMSF due to Gülen links
One of the five largest sock companies in Turkey, Akın Çorap, which has an annual turnover of $50 million, has been transferred to Turkey’s...
Germany suspends arms deals with Turkey as German firms targeted by Erdoğan regime
Germany has decided to suspend arms deals with Turkey amid increasing political tensions between the two countries, the German daily Bild reported on Thursday....
Turkish gov’t seizes 25 more companies over alleged links to Gülen movement
A court in Aydın province on Thursday appointed trustees to the management of 25 companies over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, pro-government...
Press Release: Stockholm Center for Freedom releases report on Turkey’s Judicial Council
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Turkey’s Judicial Council: Guarantor or Annihilator of Judicial Independence,” a study that focuses...
Detention warrants issued for 98 across 18 provinces over ByLock use
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for a total of 98 people across 18 provinces on the grounds that they...
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