Turkey’s vice president calls purge victims ‘terrorists’
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay has called the victims of a massive purge of state institutions “terrorists,” accusing opposition parties of having plans for...
Tortured and raped in Turkey, asylum seeker denied protection by US judge with low...
A Turkish asylum seeker who says he was tortured and raped in his home country was recently denied protection in the United States by...
Countdown begins for 3 int’l media outlets in Turkey to get licenses or face...
A 72-hour deadline set by Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), to three international news agencies to apply for online...
DEM Party MP criticizes high number of mothers accompanied by young children in Turkish...
Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has criticized the high number of women in Turkish prisons who are accompanied by...
2 more children left to the care of relatives after authorities arrest mother for...
Two more children were left to the care of their relatives after their mother was arrested on February 18 for alleged links to the...
Protesters fill streets in Turkey, defying crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of İstanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a...
Turkish activist says sister detained at airport upon arrival for family funeral
Former public servant and activist Acun Karadağ on Sunday said on Twitter that her sister, identified only as Sevilay, was detained at the airport...
Turkey’s YÖK instructs universities to take action against student boycott
Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK) has sent a letter to universities instructing them to take necessary “administrative and legal” action against academics, administrative staff...
CPJ calls on Swedish authorities to investigate attack on journalist Dönmez
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Swedish authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into an attack on journalist...
Turkish journalist living in exile says he continues to face threats to his life
Turkish investigative journalist Cevheri Güven said he continues to face constant threats to his life, even after seeking asylum in Germany.
Speaking to Frankfurter Allgemeine...
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