Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit, citing ongoing persecution in Xinjiang
Dozens of Uyghurs gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in İstanbul on Wednesday to protest Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey...
Turkey continues to misuse INTERPOL databases to target political dissidents: report
The Turkish government, which critics say falsely registers dissidents’ passports as lost, stolen or revoked to facilitate their deportation to Turkey, where they often...
İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors in politically charged investigations
İstanbul’s powerful mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, testified to prosecutors on Friday due to his recent criticism of judicial authorities in Turkey, accusing the government of...
Turkey detains 23 people over Gülen links, including dismissed public officials
Turkish authorities have detained 23 people in three separate operations over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
The operations involved 15...
Prison sentence, political ban for İstanbul mayor sparks int’l condemnation
A prison sentence and a political ban imposed on İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in a politically charged trial has sparked international condemnation, Turkish Minute...
Turkey targeted 2.2 mln over alleged Gülen links, opened no investigations into 1.5 mln
A total of 2,282,069 people have come under scrutiny in Turkey over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement since a failed coup in...
Turkish media accused of underreporting scale of devastation in flood-hit region
Media outlets in Turkey, an overwhelming majority of which are controlled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), have been accused of hiding...
Opposition MP voices outrage over imprisonment of 64-year-old woman on terrorism charges
Mustafa Yeneroğlu, a deputy from Turkey’s DEVA Party, urged authorities yesterday to immediately release 64-year-old Fatma Yurt, who was arrested on terrorism charges for...
Turkish journalist stands trial over report on governor’s expenditures as trustee
A Turkish court on Friday began the trial of journalist Mahir Bağış on charges of insult and disseminating disinformation in a report on expenditures...
Families and inmates mark fourth Eid without contact visitation
Inmates and their families have voiced protests as contact visitation in Turkish prisons was not allowed for the fourth religious holiday in a row...
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