Turkish police detain 6 for ‘praising Gülen’ on social media
Turkish police have detained six people in western İzmir province for allegedly praising the late Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, a longtime foe of President...
Turkish broadcaster faces backlash over segment targeting Jewish creator behind major children’s YouTube channels
A Turkish broadcaster is facing backlash after airing a segment that invoked an antisemitic trope to depict the Jewish founder of several major children’s...
Turkey’s Kurdish pupils struggle for access to language education amid repression: report
A Turkish government plan to address the conflict with Kurdish militants has renewed the focus on Kurdish rights, which Kurdish leaders say have eroded...
Turkish gov’t ramps up its refugee espionage targeting Gülen followers in US
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has intensified its refugee espionage targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement abroad.
Three stories about...
Turkish academic on Stanford list of top scientists serving sentence on Gülen links
A Turkish endocrinology and metabolism expert who was included on Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists’ List in 2020, 2021 and 2022 is serving...
Ankara governor bans LGBT-themed festival
The Ankara Governor’s Office has banned an LGBT event and notified organizers the day before its scheduled beginning, the Bianet news website reported.
The 12th...
18 women killed by men, 20 more died suspiciously in Turkey in June: report
Eighteen women were murdered by men in Turkey in June and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, in the third month since Turkish President...
Women’s Rights in Turkey: 2021 in Review
The year 2021 witnessed an increase in rights violations against women in Turkey, with rising numbers of femicide cases and the March 10 withdrawal...
US urges Turkey to de-escalate in Syria to protect civilians, support defeat of ISIS
The United States on Monday urged a de-escalation in Syria, where Ankara has carried out airstrikes and is threatening to launch a ground offensive,...
President Erdoğan vows not to send Syrians home, slams main opposition leader over anti-refugee...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday pledged not to send refugees who fled civil war in Syria and sought refuge in Turkey back...
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