Mother with 6-month-old baby detained in Balıkesir, sent to Tekirdağ for interrogation
Ayşe Büyükgezici, the mother of a six-month-old baby boy, was reportedly detained in Balıkesir over alleged links to the Gülen movement and sent to...
Turkish gov’t prevents sacked teachers to work in private sector
Turkish government ordered private companies to not hire teachers who were dismissed from public schools as part of massive purge launched against critics and...
Conflicting reports arrive from Koruköy, blockaded by Turkish military
Thirty-nine people have been detained, three killed and two lost in the village of Koruköy, which has been under military blockade since Feb. 11,...
TURKEY PURGE IN 8 DAYS: 358 arrested, 785 detained over coup charges
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves hunted down and taken...
German press groups call for release of Die Welt reporter detained in Turkey
German press organizations have called on Turkish authorities to release Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel who was detained in Turkey on Feb.17.
Yücel, the Turkey...
Doctor commits suicide after suspension from post due to Gülen links
A doctor who was removed from his post at the İzmir-based Katip Çelebi University’s hospital last Friday as part of an ongoing crackdown on...
In an AKP meeting in Düsseldorf, Turkish PM Yıldırım accuses Germany of ‘harboring terrorists’
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Saturday accused Germany and other European countries of harboring “terrorist organizations.”
“Unfortunately, terrorist organizations are allowed to swarm around...
WITCH HUNT GOES ON: Former military officers, academics and more detained
A massive witch hunt, which was openly declared by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2014 against all those who have alleged affiliation with...
Another woman detained while visiting imprisoned husband
N.A., a Turkish literature teacher who was left unemployed after her school was shuttered as part of post-coup emergency rule, was detained when she...
Court testimony reveals torture in detentions in Turkey
A Turkish Air Force officer testified in the court about how soldiers who were accused of involving in the coup were subjected to torture...
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