Turkey detains 15 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 15 people in Kocaeli province over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
The...
Turkey arrests 2 more mayors as probes into CHP-run municipalities continue
Two district mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) — Ali Ercan Akpolat of İstanbul’s Adalar district and Mustafa Turgut of Silifke...
ECtHR faults Turkey for prolonged detention of businessman jailed over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated the right to liberty of jailed businessman and philanthropist Cafer Tekin İpek...
Turkey’s top court faults dismissal based on secret-witness files alleging Gülen links
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has faulted the dismissal of a former police officer accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, ruling that authorities relied...
Turkey blocked 232,000 websites in 2025 as digital censorship expanded: report
Turkey intensified internet censorship in 2025, blocking more than 232,000 websites and domain names in a single year, as the total number of blocked domains...
ECtHR faults Turkey in 893 more cases over systemic flaws in terrorism convictions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday found violations in 893 more applications from Turkey, extending its case law on systemic defects...
Far-right leader attacks EU report calling for sanctions on Turkish officials, action on Grey...
Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday criticized a recent European Parliament report on Turkey that called on the European...
Council of Europe presses Turkey over Gülen-linked pretrial detention cases
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has urged Turkey to ensure that courts rely on concrete evidence before jailing suspects pending trial, in...
Turkish opposition lawmaker says media bill would reimpose pressure on critical outlets
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has criticized a media bill currently before parliament, saying it would restore punitive powers to Turkey’s official advertising agency despite...
DEM Party indignant after CHP leader says he doesn’t regret vote that helped lead...
Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has demanded an apology from Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after the court-reinstated leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said...
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