Turkey’s CHP and AKP trade barbs over claims of President Erdoğan’s off-shore accounts
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is set on Tuesday to challenge a statement by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he...
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...
ECtHR finds Turkey violated lawyer Demir’s rights to access information in prison
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday fined Turkey over the local prison administration’s refusal to grant a request for access to...
Ministry challenges top court stay on regulation banning recordings at protests
Turkey’s Interior Ministry and Security General Directorate have challenged a recent decision by the country’s top administrative court, which ruled for a stay of...
Turkey arrests 5 alleged hackers who hacked Qatar News Agency in May
Five suspected computer hackers have reportedly been arrested in Turkey in connection with a cyberattack on the state Qatar News Agency (QNA) in April,...
Turkish gov’t detains 16 colonels over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained 16 colonels on active duty at the Turkish Air Forces Command and the Turkish Naval Forces Command as...
Report: Families in Turkey live in fear and isolation as Erdoğan leads a witch...
The Guardian, a British newspaper, has covered the witch hunt conducted by Erdoğan regime in Turkey against critical segments of the society and wrote...
Turkish gov’t decides to extend rule of emergency for another three months
Turkish government has decided to extend the rule of emergency (OHAL) for the sixth time for an additional three months following an advisory decision...
Turkish lieutenant colonel recants testimony, says drugged and tortured
Lt. Col. Levent Türkkan, aide-de-camp of Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, on Monday recanted his previous testimony during a hearing at the...
Turkish gov’t detains 1,128 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish government has detained 1,128 people over their alleged links with the Gülen movement between May 22-29, 2017, according to statistics shared by Turkey's...
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