Kurdish man investigated for questioning ‘transferred’ voters on election day
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Kurdish man who questioned the voters who were allegedly “transferred” to his city of residence in...
Former AKP deputy detained over alleged Gülen links in Turkey
Justice and Development Party (AKP) former Mersin deputy Ahmet Tevfik Uzun was detained on Monday morning as part of an operation targeting the faith-based...
Woman jailed with 2-year-old son on trumped-up terrorism charges appeals for justice
Emine Ceyran (35), who is in prison with her two-year-old son on trumped-up terrorism charges, in a letter to human rights defender and pro-Kurdish...
Turkish court rejects appeal against Wikipedia access ban
An Ankara court on Friday rejected an appeal by the Wikimedia Foundation for the removal of a ban in Turkey on the online encyclopedia...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 98 people over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 98 people, including military officers on active duty, on Tuesday across the country as part of its...
Turkish court accepts ‘you are not guilty’ note as crime evidence
High Criminal Court in Turkey's Bolu province has assessed a note found at the house of an alleged member of the Gülen movement saying "They...
Exiled novelist Aslı Erdoğan: Turkey has a fascist regime like 1930s Germany
Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, living in exile in Germany as she risks a life sentence on terror charges at home, thinks the writing is...
Turkish gov’t closes 116 media outlets under state of emergency
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu announced that a total of 116 media outlets have been closed by government decrees under an ongoing state...
8 injured in knife attack at Turkish opposition İYİ Party’s campaign stall in İstanbul
A mob reportedly attacked the booth of Turkey's opposition İYİ Party in İstanbul’s Avcılar district on Sunday, injuring eight, including the party’s Avcılar representative,...
Turkish gov’t closes student dorms belonging to anti-Erdoğan Islamist group
Turkish police have sealed six student dormitory buildings belonging to an Islamist group whose leader, Alparslan Kuytul, is critical of the Turkish government, according...
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