UN rights chief voices deep concern over mass arrests, purges, renewal of state of...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein voiced deep concern on Monday at mass arrests, sackings and the renewal of the state of...
Kılıçdaroğlu: Fundamental rights and freedoms restricted under state of emergency in Turkey
Fundamental rights and freedoms in Turkey have been restricted under the state of emergency that has been in place since failed coup attempt on...
As PM Yıldırım talks about ‘Turkey’s democracy’, ban on Wikipedia streamed in caption
As Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım was giving an interview to BBC World News on Turkey's democratic credentials, a caption streamed simultaneously saying that "Wikipedia...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 2,331 Detained Over Alleged Gülen Links In One Week
A total of 2,331 people were detained in post-coup witch hunt operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from...
Doğan news agency fires reporter who defended Hakan Şükür against gov’t crackdown
Pro-government Doğan news agency has dismissed its reporter Kadir Çetinçalı since he defended Hakan Şükür during a general assembly meeting to expel former football star...
Imprisoned journalist says tortured with cold water during detention
Under arrest since mid-January, pro-Kurdish DİHA news agency editor Ömer Çelik has said he was forced to stand in a bucket filled with cold...
Turkish gov’t restricts access to archive of media outlets closed under emergency rule
Access to archived copies of the journals, magazines and the newspapers that were shuttered as part of Turkey’s post-coup emergency decrees were restricted as...
16 academics, 6 teachers and 14 students detained by police in Turkey on Monday
At least 14 university students were detained in a Nevşehir-based investigation into the Gülen movement over the weekend. Police carried out operations in 9...
TURKEY PURGE IN PAST 30 DAYS: 2125 detained, 580 jailed, 9,103 suspended, 3,974 dismissed...
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions has been continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down...
Turkey celebrates May Day under emergency rule, over 200 people detained in İstanbul
Turkish riot police detained at least 207 people during May Day celebrations across İstanbul on Monday, according to a statement from the İstanbul Governor’s...
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