Turkish court rules for continued imprisonment of Kurdish politician Demirtaş
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been in...
Reliable sources: 6 abducted Turkish educators still kept in Kosovo
The reliable local sources in Kosovo informed Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) on Thursday that the detained 5 Turkish educators and an academician have...
At least 15 dead as migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea off Greek island
Fifteen people, including at least five children, drowned on Saturday when the small boat in which they were traveling capsized in the Aegean Sea,...
EU’s Juncker: No progress on Turkey ties while Turkish journalists jailed
The European Union (EU) and Turkey will see no progress in their relations as long as Turkey holds journalists in prison, European Commission President...
Turkish gov’t detains 90 people including 4 Kurdish journalists over alleged PKK links
The Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 151 people including journalists in operations targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party...
Family of military cadet lynched by mob on coup night ordered to pay compensation
The family of Murat Tekin, who was killed by a mob on the Bosporus Bridge on the night of a 2016 failed coup in...
More cities in Turkey ban theater play ‘Just Dictator’
“Just Dictator,” a play starring critical actor Barış Atay, was not allowed to be performed in Hopa following a ban in the provincial city...
Dismissed civil servant barred by authorities from attending public course
Nebi Toylak, a former public school teacher summarily fired by the Turkish government in the aftermath of an abortive putsch in July 2016, was...
Turkish gov’t jails 108 babies and children more in past 3 months, bringing total...
The number of babies and children aged between 0 to 6, who are being held in Turkish prisons along with their parents, rose from...
UN Human Rights High Commissioner complains over Turkey’s prevention of investigating human rights violations
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has complaint over Turkish government's systematic prevention of investigations of human rights violations in Turkey...
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