Turkish court files complaint against lawyer of academic who died in prison, due to...
Judges of the İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court have filed a complaint with a prosecutor against Mustafa Bal, the lawyer representing academic Tuğrul Özşengül,...
Turkey expands corruption probe into opposition-run municipalities, detaining 11 in Istanbul
Turkish police on Wednesday detained 11 employees of Istanbul’s Bayrampaşa Municipality, in a growing corruption investigation that has already led to the arrest and...
Journalist says 2016 coup attempt was carried out with knowledge of AKP gov’t
Cengiz Çandar, a 75-year-old journalist who recently returned to Turkey to run for a seat in parliament after seven years of living abroad, has...
2 YouTube journalists indicted on charges of insulting Erdoğan in street interviews
Turkish prosecutors have indicted two YouTube journalists and an interviewee on charges of insulting the president and denigrating the religious values of a segment...
Turkish asylum seekers ask Greek authorities for urgent help in social media post
Turkish asylum seekers posted a video on social media on Thursday from the Greek border town Feres, asking Greek authorities for urgent help and...
Parliamentary commission backs legal steps that could pave way for Öcalan’s release
Members of a parliamentary commission advancing a peace initiative with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have agreed on legal changes that could open...
Turks in Germany report heckling from Erdoğan supporters
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Germany have been trying to intimidate voters ahead of the country’s crunch election, Agence France-Presse reported,...
Turkey blocks pro-Kurdish news agencies’ social media accounts
Turkish authorities have blocked the social media accounts of two pro-Kurdish news agencies, prompting a parliamentary inquiry from an opposition lawmaker over the government's...
Kılıçdaroğlu harshens rhetoric, says 10 million refugees need to be urgently expelled from Turkey
In an apparent bid to woo nationalist voters, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the soft-spoken main opposition leader and presidential candidate, has stepped up his rhetoric and...
Parliament’s peace blueprint backs PKK integration, hints at Öcalan release
Turkey’s parliamentary peace commission has finalized a draft report proposing legal reforms tied to peace efforts with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), including a...
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