Turkey’s request for Gülen extradition not sent to US court since it would be...
A Turkish minister has claimed that US officials haven’t sent Turkey’s requests for the extradition of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, accused by Ankara of...
Turkish court sentences 19 lawyers to a total of 146 years in prison on...
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced 19 lawyers affiliated with the now-closed Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) to 146 years in prison in total on...
‘I don’t feel safe in Sweden,’ says exiled journalist after attack in Stockholm
Ahmet Dönmez, a Turkish journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who lives in exile in Sweden, said...
73 journalists appeared in court in 3rd quarter, 68 remain behind bars: report
A total of 73 journalists appeared in court in 51 trials in Turkey from July to September, while the number of journalists in jail...
Turkish citizens who fled to Sweden will feel unsafe if Stockholm fails to abide...
Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and Turkey analyst from Sweden Bitte Hammergren said in a series of tweets on Monday that it is very important...
‘I trust Swedish laws to protect me,’ says exiled journalist whose extradition Erdoğan is...
Bülent Keneş, a Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden, said he is not afraid or worried after hearing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Former pro-Kurdish HDP lawmaker gets suspended sentence on insult charges
Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy, has been handed down a five-month suspended sentence for "insulting the state, the government...
Erdoğan labels journalist in exile a ‘terrorist,’ demands his extradition from Swedish PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has demanded the extradition of a Turkish journalist in exile in Sweden whom he called a “terrorist,” during a...
Turkey detains 60 over alleged Gülen links including former and active duty members of...
Turkish police have detained 60 of 77 people named in detention warrants in İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara, including active duty and former military officers...
Chomsky suggests sending independent team to northern Iraq to investigate use of chemical weapons...
Professor Noam Chomsky, a well-known American linguist, philosopher and political activist, said in an interview with the Medya Haber news website that an independent...
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