Turkish gov’t detains at least 27 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Monday detained at least 27 people across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
CPT publishes report on İmralı Prison saying conditions satisfactory but…
The Council of Europe's (CoE) Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has published a report on its April 2016 visit to the high-security...
Report: 2,000 Turkish Jews have applied for Portuguese citizenship
Some 2,000 Turkish Jews have applied for Portuguese citizenship since Portugal’s government decided to grant nationality through naturalization to the descendants of Sephardic Jews...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Germany obsessed with journalist Deniz Yücel
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Germany has become obsessed with journalist Deniz Yücel, jailed in Turkey since Feb. 14, underlining that he...
Decrees issued by Erdoğan exceed number of bills passed by parliament since system change
The number of decrees issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since assuming the top state office for the second time in 2018, when Turkey...
995 Turks have requested asylum in Greece amid post-coup crackdown
At least 995 Turkish citizens have applied for refugee protection in Greece after fleeing a post-coup crackdown at home, according to local reports.
The Kathimerini...
Berlin won’t allow expat vote in Germany on reinstating death penalty in Turkey
Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks in its territory to vote in any Turkish referendum on the reintroduction of the death...
Turkish political Islamists demand removal of statue of Greek philosopher Diogenes in Sinop
Turkish political Islamists who are coming from the same ideological roots with Turkey's autocratic President and the Chairman of ruling Justice and Development Party...
ECtHR faults Turkey for failing to conduct effective investigation into death of soldier
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated the right to life by failing to conduct an effective investigation into...
Turkey bans access to 18 web pages, including sites revealing facts about failed coup
A Turkish court has banned access to 18 web pages, including Twitter accounts, news websites and blogs that reveal facts about a failed coup...
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