ECtHR poses questions to Turkish gov’t on processing of raw ByLock data
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has posed a series of questions to the Turkish government concerning the processing of raw data from...
One more dismissed teacher begins hunger strike in Turkey for reinstatement to job
Nazife Onay, one of the thousands of teachers who were expelled from their posts by government decrees in the aftermath of a failed coup...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP reiterates in report July 15 was ‘controlled’ coup attempt
A report drafted by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 has repeated...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking 35 years in prison for Pastor Brunson
An indictment that demands 35 years in prison for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, was accepted...
Turkish police confiscate Islamic books, Bible as terror evidence
A number Islamic books by Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, a Bible and some other religious publications including the one on Jesus Christ have been...
UN warns of ‘dire humanitarian consequences’ in Afrin under Turkish military attack
United Nations representatives in Syria on Tuesday called for a stop to all conflicts throughout the country, especially the recent Turkish military campaign in...
Turkish gov’t detains 20 people in Manisa over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 20 people on Wednesday in Manisa province in an investigation as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting...
Woman who lost family members in political murder faces prison in insult case
Emine Şenyaşar, a woman who has been demanding justice for three of her family members murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from Turkey’s...
Pro-Kurdish HDP: KRG’s independence referendum, its results legitimate
"Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) independence referendum and its result are legitimate," said Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Central Executive Board, in a written statement released...
At least 995 Turks seek asylum in Greece since July 15 coup attempt
Turkish authorities obtained information that 995 Turks have applied for asylum in Greece after a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Foreign Minister...
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