Turkish nationalist leader condemns ‘hidden propaganda’ in religious rituals during pope’s visit
Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key political ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has sharply criticized parts...
Turkey jails former teacher over Gülen links despite disabled son’s need for maternal care
A former teacher was jailed on Tuesday on terrorism charges due to her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite her appeal for...
Turkey orders detention of 21 people over alleged Gülen movement links
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 21 people across six provinces over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, continuing a yearslong crackdown,...
Turkey’s press freedom deteriorates in November as journalists face detentions, censorship: report
Press freedom in Turkey continued to deteriorate in November, with journalists facing detentions, threats and lengthy sentences despite scant evidence, according to a monthly...
Turkey puts journalist on trial over article on Armenian genocide
Journalist Tuğçe Yılmaz, editor of the Bianet news website, appeared in an İstanbul court on Tuesday on charges of “insulting the Turkish nation and...
99 percent of Turkey’s post-coup purge victims say they were denied fair trial: survey
Nearly 99 percent of civil servants dismissed by emergency decrees after a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 say they were denied the right...
Turkey detains 121 people over alleged Gülen links in latest crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained 121 individuals across the country over the past two weeks as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...
CPJ urges Turkey to free journalist after conviction for ‘threatening’ Erdoğan
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday called on Turkish authorities to release veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı pending his appeal after a court sentenced...
3-year-old living in Turkish prison with mother denied visit with father
A 3-year-old boy living in a Turkish prison with his mother, who was convicted of alleged links to the Gülen movement, was not allowed...
Turkish prosecutors close investigation into rape allegations involving 2 Ukrainian orphans
Turkish prosecutors have closed an investigation into allegations that two Ukrainian orphans, then aged 15 and 16, were repeatedly raped and impregnated by Turkish...
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