Turkey orders detention of 78 people over alleged links to Gülen movement

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 78 people as part of an investigation into the alleged education network of the faith-based Gülen...

Armored vehicles should not be used in residential areas, says expert following death of...

Security forces must stop using armored vehicles in cities and residential areas, an expert has said, following the demise of Mihraç Miroğlu, 7, who...

Turkey’s judicial crisis deepens as Council of State defies Constitutional Court

Turkey’s Council of State has refused to comply with a Constitutional Court ruling concerning the dismissal of an academic who signed a 2016 petition...

Amnesty International calls on Turkey to uphold Saturday Mothers’ right to peaceful assembly

Amnesty International called on Turkish authorities to respect and protect the right to peaceful assembly of the Saturday Mothers, on May 27, the group’s 30th anniversary. The...

EP draft report says Turkey’s EU accession remains stalled over concerns on democracy, human...

The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs concluded in a draft report that Turkey’s EU accession process cannot move forward due to persistent democratic...

İstanbul mayor to appear in court in June for ‘targeting’ expert witness

İstanbul’s popular Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is set to appear in court in June after an indictment filed against him for allegedly targeting an expert...

Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters calls for release of Kurdish singer in Turkey

Former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters has urged for the release of Kurdish singer Nudem Durak, who was sentenced to 19 years in prison...

‘I’ll leave this place in a coffin,’ ailing prisoner in Turkey says

Muharrem Cankılıç, a 63-year-old ailing man incarcerated in a northwest Turkey prison, has reportedly told his visitors that he expects to die behind bars...

New report details UN findings on systemic rights violations in Turkey after 2016 coup...

A new report compiled by the Netherlands-based human rights group Stichting Justice Square has detailed a pattern of human rights violations in Turkey following...

Restrictions on use of Kurdish under spotlight as TV presenter slams guest for speaking...

Disapproval of the use of Kurdish has been high on the agenda in Turkey this week, with a popular TV host criticizing her guest...
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