Head of Turkey’s OHAL commission deletes controversial radical cleric’s posts
Selahaddin Menteş, the chairman of Turkey‘s State of Emergency (OHAL) Commission, has deleted his social media posts about Nurettin Yıldız, a controversial cleric whose...
Turkey’s purge victim children would send Father’s Day gift books if not prohibited
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A group of young people whose fathers are jailed in Turkey as part of a government crackdown on dissidents gathered at Cloud Gate, Millennium...
Turkey arrests 31 more lawyers in İstanbul over alleged links to Gülen movement
Thirty-one attorneys were arrested in İstanbul on Monday as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the...
German lawyers criticize ECtHR’s rejection of applications from Turkey
The German Bar Association (DAV) has criticized the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which rejected applications concerning post-coup worker purges in Turkey on...
Turkey’s Jews condemn prosecutor’s remarks as tantamount to hate speech
Turkey’s Jewish community has condemned a statement by Çankırı Chief Public Prosecutor Hüsnü Aldemir, who likened the Gülen movement to a Jewish organization during...
Pro-Erdoğan columnist implies CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu might be arrested
Abdurrahman Dilipak, a columnist writing for the staunchly pro-government and radical Islamist Yeni Akit daily, implied in his column on Monday that Turkey's main...
Greek PM Tsipras refuses to extradite Turkish soldiers accused of coup plotting
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has rejected a Turkish demand for the extradition of eight Turkish officers who are accused of taking part in...
‘Coup’ trial for Turkey’s prominent journalists starts today
Seventeen suspects, including Turkey’s renowned journalists Nazlı Ilıcak, Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, are ready to appear before an İstanbul court on Monday for...
Couple of policeman and teacher, their premature baby in jail over alleged links to...
Fatma Çetin, a teacher who was earlier dismissed from public school in Erzurum province as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown against the Gülen...
Journalist Kaya accused of being ‘Gülenist’ by ex-husband in prison for 10 months
Tuba Kaya, a 27-year-old reporter from the now-closed Zaman daily, was arrested on Sept. 19, 2016 after her ex-husband lodged a complaint claiming that...
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