891 detained over alleged Gülen links, 41 for social media posts in one week
A total of 891 people were detained in operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement while 41 detained due to their posts on social media...
Turkish police raid publishing house in İstanbul, detain editors, seize 2,170 books
Turkish police on Sunday night raided the Belge Publishing House in İstanbul, searching the venue for about three hours, Turkish media reports have said.
The...
Former AKP deputy detained over alleged Gülen links in Turkey
Justice and Development Party (AKP) former Mersin deputy Ahmet Tevfik Uzun was detained on Monday morning as part of an operation targeting the faith-based...
SCF reveals mass torture and abuse in an unofficial detention facility in Turkey’s capital
Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF), a monitoring group for rights violations in Turkey, has received credible reports of mass torture and abuse in an...
66-year-old columnist Bulaç says denied access to books in prison
Under arrest since July 31, 2016, veteran columnist and writer Ali Bulaç has said he is being denied access to books in prison.
A main...
34 detained during protests to mark 44th anniversary of Deniz Gezmiş’s execution
At least 34 people have been detained during demonstrations to mark 44th anniversary of Deniz Gezmiş and his friends’ execution by the government on...
Pro-Erdoğan media, fanatics continue to harass critical Turkish journalists in US
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Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan media and fanatics continue to harass dissident Turkish journalists who live in exile in the US. Former Zaman daily Editor-in-Chief Abdulhamit Bilici...
Detention warrants issued for 23 dismissed judges and prosecutors
As part of a witch hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office on Saturday issued detention warrants for 23 judges and...
6,200 out of 15,500 Jewish citizens of Turkey preparing to leave the country
6,200 out of 15,500 Jewish citizens are preparing to leave Turkey. According to a report by Forward news outlet forty percent of the Turkey’s steadily shrinking Jewish...
Turkey’s DİTİB given Big Brother award for spying on Erdoğan critics in Germany
The Cologne-based Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) has been awarded the BigBrotherAward 2017 in the category of politics for its spying activities against the...
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