Former intel chief detained on Erdoğan insult charges due to criticism of Gaza policy
Turkish police on Thursday detained Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara, on accusations of insulting President...
Turkey tops ECtHR docket with 23,050 pending applications
Turkey accounted for 40.6 percent of all applications pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) at the end of May, with 23,050...
Turkish court rejects request for release of pro-Kurdish HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş
An Ankara high criminal court has rejected a request for the release of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş from jail...
Council of Europe ‘strongly’ urges Turkish authorities to release Demirtaş
The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on Thursday adopted an interim resolution “strongly urging” Turkish authorities to assure the immediate release of imprisoned Kurdish...
Turkey’s extradition requests to Finland tied to ‘witch hunt’ targeting Gülen movement followers, experts...
Turkey’s growing number of extradition requests to Finland is part of a “witch hunt” targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement and government critics,...
Turkish doctors call for stronger vaccine policies amid surge in childhood diseases
Amid a surge in childhood diseases such as measles, Turkish doctors are urging the government to strengthen healthcare policies to ensure timely access to...
Rights groups urge Turkey to release seriously ill inmate
Human rights groups in Turkey have called for the immediate release of Fatma Tokmak, a seriously ill inmate at Istanbul’s Bakırköy Women’s Prison, accusing...
Turkey adds exiled journalist Dündar to ‘Terrorist Wanted List’
Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist living in exile, has been added to the Turkish Interior Ministry’s “Terrorist Wanted List,” Turkish Minute reported on Friday.
Dündar...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over social media posts on ISIL operation
A Turkish journalist was briefly detained on Tuesday on accusations of “publicly disseminating misinformation” in his social media posts related to a police operation...
Turkey’s media watchdog investigates 7 opposition TV stations for election coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has launched an investigation into seven opposition TV stations for violating broadcasting guidelines during their...
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