Swiss MPs urge gov’t not to ratify trade deal with Turkey, citing rights violations
Lawmakers from both chambers of the Swiss parliament have signed a letter calling on the country’s government to postpone the ratification of a trade...
Court rejects request to acquit 46 defendants in Saturday Mothers trial
An İstanbul court has rejected lawyers’ request for the immediate acquittal of 46 defendants who were indicted for participating in a banned 2018 protest...
Last traces of Ankara’s Jews in peril
The Jewish heritage of Turkey’s capital city, Ankara, which dates back to the 2nd century BC, is faced with destruction as the abandoned homes...
Journalist sentenced to prison on terrorism charges in first hearing of trial
A journalist was sentenced to 15 months in prison on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda in the first hearing of her trial at a...
Turkish women stage sit-in for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention
Dozens of women gathered in central Taksim Square in İstanbul on Monday to stage a protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from an international convention to...
Turkey’s Maarif Foundation took over 216 Gülen-linked schools in 44 countries, chairman says
Birol Akgün, chairman of Turkey’s Maarif Foundation, on Monday said during an online meeting that they have taken over 216 schools affiliated with the...
Expelled lawmaker ordered to surrender to judicial authorities in 10 days
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a politician and renowned human rights activist who was expelled from the Turkish Parliament last week, has received a notification from...
Turkey accuses Greece of leaving handcuffed migrants at sea
Turkish officials on Friday accused Greek coast guards of handcuffing seven migrants and throwing them into the Aegean Sea without life jackets, resulting in...
Twitter appointing representative to Turkey in line with controversial law: pro-gov’t daily
Popular social media giant Twitter will appoint a representative to Turkey in line with a controversial social media law after the company and others...
Expelled pro-Kurdish MP‘s ‘justice watch’ at parliament in third day
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a former MP from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was stripped of his parliamentary status on Wednesday and has...
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