Turkey deports 29-year-old Egyptian who faces death penalty at home
Turkish authorities in January deported a 29-year-old Egyptian engineer, Mohamed Abdelhafiz, who is reportedly a member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, to his home country.
Abdelhafiz...
European United Left/Nordic Green Left says EU’s Turkey policy ‘incoherent’
The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group from the European Parliament on Tuesday scrutinized the future relations between the EU and Turkey in...
Governor, who poses like Matrix’s Neo in a house burnt by security forces in...
Allegedly in a show of intimidation targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Ali Arıkan, deputy governor of the southeastern province of Şırnak, has...
Ultranationalist columnist says Turkey must get rid of Gülen followers, hints at mass burning
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Sabahattin Önkibar, a columnist for the Aydınlık daily, which is affiliated with the ultranationalist Homeland Party (VP) of Doğu Perinçek, said on Sunday that...
EP President says very concerned about possible vote on reinstatement of death penalty in...
Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament, on Monday expressed deep concerns about Turkey’s possible plans to hold a public referendum on the reinstatement...
UN human rights chief calls for freeing of political prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic
While the Turkish government has excluded political prisoners from a recently proposed amnesty bill, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on...
Turkey arrests 3 people protesting opposition party’s support for Syria incursion
Three people who attempted to stage a demonstration protesting the support for a Turkish military incursion into northern Syria extended by Turkey’s main opposition...
Turkey hands down life sentences to 121 more defendants in coup trials: report
An Ankara court on Friday handed down life sentences to 121 defendants in connection with the attempted overthrow of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Police detain picnicking teachers over alleged coup involvement
Seven teachers were detained while having a picnic at an İstanbul park on Tuesday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government...
9 civilians arrested, 15 military members detained over Gülen links
Nine civilians have been arrested while 15 military members were detained in separate police operations targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement, accused by...
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