Sweden’s Kurds fear NATO deal with Turkey has sold them out: The Guardian
Turkey’s approval of Sweden’s NATO accession has led to fears among the Nordic country’s sizeable Kurdish community, who say the agreement might have come...
Turkish lawyer detained for insulting Islamic law on social media
A Turkish lawyer has been detained for insulting Sharia, the religious law that is part of the Islamic tradition, on social media platform X,...
Turkey’s lavish presidential palace gets special operations command amid economic collapse
The Turkish National Police Department has reportedly formed a Special Operations Command to serve at the lavish presidential palace in the capital of Ankara...
Kurdish journalist released from pretrial detention 306 days after arrest
A Turkish court on Thursday decided for the release from pretrial detention of a Kurdish journalist 306 days after she was arrested on terrorism-related...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 346 military officers over alleged links to Gülen...
Turkish government issued detention warrants for 346 military officers, including many on their active duties, on Friday across Turkey as part of its massive...
Turkey ranked 164th among 179 countries in Academic Freedom Index
Academic freedom in Turkey has sharply declined in the past 15 years, putting the country in 164th place among 179 countries as of December...
EP members slam Pakistan: Gülen-linked schools contribute to education, social coexistence
Some members of the European Parliament have strongly condemned the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a ruling in December recognizing former staff members of...
Law firm says jailed PKK leader held incommunicado for 3 years
The Asrın Law Firm on Monday said it has been three years since it was able to contact Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of...
Police attack crowds gathered to commemorate victims of 2015 ISIS attack
Turkish police attacked protestors gathered in İstanbul, Ankara and the southeastern city of Urfa on Monday to commemorate 33 victims of an ISIS suicide...
Police detain trans-right activists during fast-breaking dinner in Istanbul
A group of trans-rights activists was detained by Turkish police on Tuesday evening during a community fast-breaking dinner on a street in Istanbul’s Beyoglu...
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