German daily reporter under detention over stories on Erdoğan’s son-in-law
The Turkey representative of the German Die Welt daily, Deniz Yücel, has reportedly been under detention since Tuesday as part of an investigation for...
Educator on referendum: We are about to take our country back
Zekeriya Çamlıbel, national education director in the Pamukkale district of Denizli province, said the referendum on April 16 is the last opportunity to take...
TI Turkey: 80 people in “no” camp detained in 1 month as referendum approaches
Turkish police detained at least 80 people who have endorsed a “no” campaign for an upcoming referendum in April that will switch Turkey to an executive...
Scandal over Turkish spy imams in Europe reaches to Norway
It turns out that the alleged spying network that involved Turkish imams who were accused of profiling critics and opponents of Turkey’s president in...
Oppression targeting pro-Kurdish HDP mounts all sides ahead of referendum
Turkish government’s oppression targeting pro-Kurdish People’s Democracy Party (HDP) has geared up with new arrest warrants for HDP deputies and new seizures of pro-Kurdish...
3 more social media users arrested for insulting Erdoğan
Three people were arrested on Thursday in Tekirdağ for “disseminating terrorist propaganda” and “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Cumhuriyet...
24 TÜBİTAK engineers detained over Gülen links
As part of government operations targeting the Gülen movement, 24 engineers who work for the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) were...
Turkish Culture Ministry demands censorship for short film ‘The Last Schnitzel’
Turkish Culture Ministry has demanded two directors to censor their short film as condition to be able to get permission to take part in...
Imprisoned HDP deputy says being held under tight isolation
Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Adana deputy Meral Danış Beştaş said she is being kept under tight isolation in the prison.
As part of a...
AKP deputy urges Turkey to investigate spying activities by Germany
Amid tensions between Turkey and Germany over spying imams, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk urged prosecutors to investigate possible spying...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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