Turkish gov’t detains 47 people in İzmir over alleged links to Gülen movement
Forty-seven people were detained on Saturday in İzmir as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement launched by the İzmir Chief Prosecutor’s...
Turkey’s ATK to review situation of 81-year-old ailing Kurdish woman sentenced to prison
Van prosecutors have asked the Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) to review its assessment of Makbule Özer, an 81-year-old Kurdish woman with serious disabilities...
CHP deputy: Reyhanlı rockets fired from inside Turkish territory
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Mevlüt Dudu on Tuesday said rockets that killed one and injured 46 in the Reyhanlı district...
İstanbul court judges face criminal complaint for non-compliance with top court decision
A criminal complaint has been filed against judges of the İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court for their refusal to comply with a decision of...
Danish PM Rasmussen demands Turkish PM to delay Denmark trip
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has urged his Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to delay a planned trip to Denmark.
The Prime Minister’s office...
Turkish gov’t’s ultranationalist ally: Any Turk who applauds lira’s plunge should lose citizenship
Mustafa Destici, chairman of the Turkish government's ultranationalist ally the Grand Unity Party (BBP), has said people who are pleased with the Turkish lira’s...
UN calls on Turkey to stop misuse of terrorism law to detain rights defenders
The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on Wednesday called on Turkey to release imprisoned human rights defenders and stop...
Jailed Amnesty director says Turkey holding them hostage to threaten Germany
Director of Amnesty International (AI) Turkey Idil Eser, who has been jailed since her detention on July 5 together with nine other human rights...
PACE calls for reinstating Turkey’s monitoring procedure
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday called for monitoring of Turkey to be reinstated in order to strengthen its...
Germany’s arms exports to Turkey in drastic fall since Afrin occupation
Germany’s arms exports to Turkey have dropped from nearly 10 million euros to less than 1 million euros in the aftermath of the Turkish...
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