PACE welcomes return of Turkish opposition MP Berberoğlu to parliament
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden, SOC) and John Howell (United Kingdom,...
Former teacher diagnosed with cancer amid Turkey’s post-coup purge dies without justice
A former teacher who was diagnosed with cancer shortly after being dismissed from her job by a government decree following a coup attempt in...
Dismissed Turkish police officer succumbs to illness 6 years after suicide attempt
A former police officer who attempted suicide six years ago after being fired under an emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup...
3 Turkish policemen arrested for allegedly beating 14-year-old Kurdish boy during Nevruz celebrations
Three Turkish police officers have been arrested for allegedly beating a 14-year-old Kurdish boy during Nevruz celebrations in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır,...
Appeals court upholds sentences handed down to 5 journalists for reporting on intel officer’s...
A regional appeals court in İstanbul has upheld prison sentences handed down to five journalists over their reports on a Turkish intelligence officer killed...
Washington Post: Western gov’ts must not allow Erdoğan to steal Turkish election
An editorial piece published on June 5 by The Washington Post's Editorial Board titled "Another win for Erdogan is no longer a foregone conclusion" said that...
Turkish prosecutor indicts Assyrian priest on terrorism charges
A Turkish prosecutor has drafted an indictment against Sefer (Aho) Bileçen, an Assyrian priest who was arrested and released pending trial in January, charging...
137,000 Turks moved abroad in 2018
A total of 137,000 Turkish nationals moved abroad in 2018, representing an increase of 20 percent over the previous year, the Sözcü newspaper reported...
Journalist faces trial for ‘insulting state’ over interview on activist’s killing
Turkish journalist Elif Bayburt is facing charges of “insulting the Turkish state” after conducting an interview about the death of a Turkish-American human rights...
Prison authorities delay parole for critically ill inmate in Turkey’s Eskişehir province
Prison authorities in Turkey’s Eskişehir province have delayed the parole of a critically ill inmate by three months, the Mezopotamya News Agency reported.
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