Jailed HDP leader Demirtaş: My prison cell was searched after tweets from my account
Imprisoned Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtaş said in messages posted on his Twitter account on Saturday that his cell was searched after tweets were...
Abducted men show physical and mental signs of torture: families
Families of four Gülen followers who appeared in police custody after being missing since February revealed that their loved ones might have been subjected...
753 Turkish workers lost their lives in workplace accidents in last 4 months
At least 753 workers lost their lives in workplace accidents in Turkey during last 4 months following Turkish government's aggressive program titled “Declaration of...
56 detained on exam fraud charges in Ankara-based operation
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 101 police officers who took an examination in 2001 to become deputy police...
CHP’s Erdoğdu: Erdoğan ordered media not to cover March of Justice
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Aykut Erdoğdu on Sunday said Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had gathered media bosses and...
Man gets restraining order against journalist he attacked in eastern Turkey
A municipal employee who in June attacked a local journalist in eastern Bitlis province has obtained a restraining order against the journalist, claiming to...
Two of eight detained lawyers still under police custody in Turkey
Eight lawyers, including two lawyers representing educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who have been on hunger strike for over 138 days, were detained...
Turkish parliamentary commission censors report on controversial July 15 coup
A deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has said that the dissenting opinion of his party has been ignored in a...
France contradicts Turkey’s Erdoğan on Khashoggi tapes
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday said that France was not in possession of recordings related to the killing of Saudi journalist...
Turkey denying visas to Kyrgyz students at Gülen affiliated schools and their families
Kyrgyz nationals who study at the schools affiliated with the Gülen movement as well as their families are being denied visas to Turkey, said...
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