Syrian refugees to be sent home within two years, main opposition party leader says
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), said on Wednesday in a speech in the southeastern Turkish province of...
ECtHR faults Turkey for post-coup detention of 86 people over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the arrest and pretrial detention of 86 people following a failed coup in...
9 Kurdish journalists detained in police raids in Turkey
Turkish police conducted a series of coordinated home raids in İstanbul, Ankara and southeastern Urfa province on Tuesday, resulting in the detention of nine...
Main opposition calls on parliament to hold extraordinary session for jailed MP Atalay
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has called on parliament to convene in an extraordinary session to discuss the case of opposition lawmaker...
Pro-Kurdish party says they will keep peace initiative moving after meeting with Erdoğan
Members of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party said after meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday that the two sides reaffirmed a shared will...
Parliament report on 2016 coup bid unpublished over fears of compensation claims, committee vice...
Turkish authorities refrained from publishing the findings of a parliamentary inquiry committee tasked with examining a July 2016 coup attempt, following legal advice warning...
Gaza vigil near Jewish hospital in İstanbul draws accusations of antisemitism
A vigil held by a group of doctors near the Balat Jewish Hospital in İstanbul for the victims of war in Gaza has drawn...
Women’s rights activist acquitted of charges of insulting former minister
A member of a women’s rights group who stood trial on charges of insulting a former interior minister has been acquitted, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Council of Europe again urges Turkey to release jailed opposition leader Demirtaş
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has again urged Turkey to immediately release opposition leader Selahattin Demirtaş, warning that his prolonged detention violates...
Intensified crackdown on dissidents violates constitution: İstanbul bar president
İstanbul Bar Association President İbrahim Kaboğlu criticized the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for intensified searches, home raids, detentions and arrests targeting dissidents...
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