Jailed journalist Altan: Lawlessness has spread like humidity stains over Turkey
Famous Turkish author and journalist Ahmet Altan, who was jailed in the aftermath of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, and given an...
4 people trying to escape persecution in Turkey missing after boat capsizes in Evros...
A woman and her three children went missing after a boat carrying several Turkish asylum seekers who fled Turkey due to an ongoing government...
15,834 Turkish nationals sought asylum in Europe last year: EASO
A total of 15,834 Turkish nationals sought international protection in EU member states, Norway and Switzerland in 2020, according to an analysis released by...
Man convicted on bogus terrorism charges attends daughter’s funeral in handcuffs
Ali Koca (51), a former teacher who was convicted of alleged membership in the Gülen movement, was allowed to attend his daughter's funeral on...
Journalists in exile hold protest in Germany in support of jailed colleagues in Turkey
Journalists who fled a government crackdown in Turkey and took shelter in Germany held a protest over the weekend on the sidelines of a...
Another purge victim dies by suicide in March
Mesut Karaboyun, 32, a former noncommissioned officer in the gendarmerie who was dismissed by an emergency decree as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge of...
Turkish lawyers criticize government proposal seeking restrictions on alimony
Turkish lawyers in an interview criticized a government proposal to restrict the duration of alimony, saying it aimed to stop women from seeking divorce,...
Georgia trying to shut down private university at the request of Turkish gov’t
Georgian authorities have reportedly tried to close the private International Black Sea University (IBSU), which was founded in 1995 in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi,...
Former Erdoğan aide who kicked protestor on camera appointed commercial attaché in Germany
A former advisor to then-prime minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who in 2014 had kicked the relative of a victim of Turkey’s...
4-year-old starts seeing psychologist after mother’s arrest
The 4-year-old daughter of a woman who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement has started to receive psychological help after developing...
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