Turkish gov’t to try two journalists with demand of 45 years in prison for...
A Turkish court in Hatay province has accepted the indictment for journalists Erdoğan Alayumat and Nuri Akman from now-closed Dicle news agency (Dihaber) on...
Motion filed against pro-Kurdish HDP deputy in Turkish Parliament for alleged ‘terror propaganda’
A motion has been filed against pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy Çağlar Demirel for allegedly disseminating “terrorist propaganda” by the Diyarbakır Chief...
Syriacs in Turkey considering returning to Europe
Syriacs living in southeastern Turkey are considering moving back to Europe after their assets, including churches were seized by the Treasury, the Gazete Karınca...
4,806 passports owned by alleged Gülen followers seized at İstanbul airport in one year
Turkish police have seized 4,806 passports and detained 132 people at İstanbul Atatürk Airport as part of investigations into alleged followers of the faith-based...
Post-coup purge in Turkey leaves children parentless after mother and father are put behind...
Turkey’s post-coup purge is continuing to hit children, leaving them parentless in myriad cases, shattering their families, disrupting their education and upending their emotional...
Turkey overwhelmingly leads world in Twitter censorship
The Turkish government is continuing its efforts to censor Twitter, according to the site’s new transparency report, which shows that 466 of 513 total...
Turkish government’s oppression against Kurds intensifies
Acting under the directives of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the government of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has intensified its war and persecution...
Turkish police’s armored vehicle hits 8-year-old child in Şırnak’s Cizre
A speeding armored vehicle hit a child playing in the street near in Sur neighborhood of Cizre district of Şırnak province in Turkey. It...
Turkish gov’t seeks aggravated life sentences for 116 military students over coup claims
Turkish government has sought aggravated life sentences for 119 military personnel, consist of 116 military students and 3 senior military officers, over their alleged participation...
Turkish gov’t detains 53 Turkish Air Forces officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 53 Turkish Air Forces personnel across Turkey on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch-hunt targeting alleged members of the...
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