Dozens of people detained, arrested, jailed in Turkey on Thursday over alleged links with...
Turkish government has continued to detain or arrest dozens of people as part of its post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen...
Turkish government revokes passport of former HDP deputy Tüzel
The Turkish government has revoked the passport of Levent Tüzel, a former pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and Central Executive Board member of...
Security footage confirms major’s testimony that he notified MİT of coup attempt in Turkey
Newly revealed security camera footage confirms the timing in the testimony of a major, O.K. who claims he notified Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT)...
Thousands commemorate Gezi Park protests in İstanbul’s İstiklal Street on 4th anniversary
Thousands of people rallied on İstanbul’s İstiklal Street to mark the fourth anniversary of Gezi Park protests in 2013.
The crowd was also joined by the families...
TİHV report shows curfews declared by Turkish gov’t adversely affected 1,6 million people
A report released by Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) on Thursday have showed that at least 1 million 809 thousands people were adversely...
One more dismissed teacher begins hunger strike in Turkey for reinstatement to job
Nazife Onay, one of the thousands of teachers who were expelled from their posts by government decrees in the aftermath of a failed coup...
Turkish prosecutor charges main opposition CHP’s deputy of terrorism
A Turkish prosecutor in Diyarbakır submitted a summary of proceeding for main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, who is also a...
Visually impaired Turkish journalist given 11-month-long suspended sentence for praising Gülen
An Adana court on Thursday handed down a suspended prison sentence of 11 months to visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat for praising Turkish-Islamic scholar...
UN Human Rights Council to review case of jailed American pastor in Turkey
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will consider the case of American pastor Andrew Brunson who was jailed in Turkey on trumped-up charges under...
8 including former Cihan news agency reporter detained over alleged ByLock use in Turkey
Eight people including a former reporter from the now-closed Cihan news agency were detained on Thursday over use of a smart phone application, known...
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