Turkish gov’t revokes novelist Erdoğan’s passport to hinder her to receive prize bestowed in...
Turkish government has seized the passport of the prominent Turkish novelist and human rights defender Aslı Erdoğan before he travels to Germany to receive the Erich...
Turkey bars entry of critics by adding their names next to ISIL suspects
Turkey has been arbitrarily refusing the entry for foreign nationals of Turkish origin who are deemed critical of the country's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 19 former police chiefs, 12 of them arrested...
Turkish government has detained 12 police chiefs who were previously dismissed from duties as part of massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 63 people including intel agency employees over alleged links...
Detention warrants have been issued for 63 people including former employees of Turkish Intelligence Organization (MİT) as part of investigation into the Gülen movement,...
Post-coup prisoner says threatened with rape, beaten almost to death
In the latest of firsthand letters revealing the re-emergence of torture in Turkish prisons, an Antalya arrestee reportedly said he was beaten so badly...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 70 teachers and more over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 70 teachers on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members...
Lawyer for jailed businessman Kavala again seeks retrial after several rejections
After the Turkish Justice Ministry rejected jailed businessman Osman Kavala’s fourth request for a retrial last week, one of his lawyers once again petitioned the ministry...
Pompeo: US desperately needs to get back pastor jailed in Turkey
The Trump administration is determined to bring American prisoners held in other countries back to the United States, including Pastor Andrew Brunson, currently standing...
Senior AKP member: Turkey’s Gezi Park protests completely planned by Germany
Burhan Kuzu, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) and an AKP İstanbul deputy, has...
More cities in Turkey ban theater play ‘Just Dictator’
“Just Dictator,” a play starring critical actor Barış Atay, was not allowed to be performed in Hopa following a ban in the provincial city...
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