Turkish refugee arrested in Kenya, faces forced return to Turkey: Amnesty
Mustafa Güngör, a Turkish refugee residing in Kenya, was detained with his family and is at serious risk of refoulement to Turkey, Amnesty International...
Inmates in western Turkey’s Kütahya province provided two hours of water
Inmates in a prison in western Turkey’s Kütahya province have limited access to water, the Bold Medya news website reported.
The Parmakören T-type prison, a...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over alleged insult of city officials
Journalist and documentary producer Gökhan Mezarcı was briefly detained in Ankara on Friday on accusations of “insulting municipal officials,” the Mezopotamya news agency reported.
Mezarcı...
Purge victim succumbs to cancer without saying goodbye to her jailed husband
Nursel Ekici, 48, a former teacher who was fired by an emergency decree as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge of state institutions, died of...
Turkey’s media watchdog fines 3 TV stations over content deemed harmful to family values
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has fined three national television stations over alleged violations related to content it claimed...
Seasonal workers attacked by locals in southwest Turkey for speaking Kurdish
Three Kurdish seasonal workers were allegedly attacked on Monday for speaking Kurdish by a group of locals in Bodrum, a popular tourist destination in...
Turkey denies entry to Uyghur resident returning from religious pilgrimage
Turkish authorities have barred a Uyghur man possessing a long-term residence permit from re-entering the country after a religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, citing...
27 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Twenty-seven people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
Turkish court fails to release teacher with advanced cancer despite forensic report
A Turkish court has not issued a release order for a former teacher with advanced cancer, convicted of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
Parliamentary candidate from Green Left Party arrested on terrorism charges
A parliamentary candidate from the opposition Green Left Party (YSP) has been arrested on terrorism-related charges after being targeted by Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman...
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