Mothers urge Turkish gov’t to tackle root causes of youth crime as juvenile sentences...
Mothers raising teenagers in Istanbul’s poorer neighborhoods have urged the Turkish government to tackle the structural causes of youth crime as a new judicial...
PACE committee calls on Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania to respect right to seek asylum...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s Committee for Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons on Wednesday called on Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania to...
‘Defect or be jailed’: opposition mayors face new threat in Turkey
Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to the...
Turkish court acquits 103 ex-admirals accused of ‘coup’ over Bosporus treaty warning
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted 103 retired admirals whom President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused last year of eyeing a “coup,” Agence France-Presse reported,...
Enes Kanter Freedom’s new memoir recounts fight against Erdoğan, Chinese abuses
Former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom has published a memoir that details his persecution by Turkey’s government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his...
11 members of the pro-Kurdish HDP sentenced on terrorism charges
Eleven members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) have been sentenced to a total of 83 years, 10 months and 14 days on...
Turkish authorities detain 62 over alleged Gülen links in latest crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained 62 people across the country over the past two weeks as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...
Germany rejects Turkey’s request for judicial assistance in trial of Kurdish singer and activist...
The Darmstadt Prosecutor General's Office denied a Turkish court's request for judicial assistance in the trial of famous singer and activist Ferhat Tunç, on...
Death toll rises to 17 as migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Bodrum resort
Sixteen migrants and a people smuggler died when their inflatable dinghy capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum, the coastguard...
Journalist deported from Greece to Turkey to serve sentence for PKK conviction
Journalist Murat Verim, who was deported after his asylum application was rejected in Greece, was arrested and sent to prison in western Turkish province...
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