Columnist claims Turkey’s ruling AKP’s former deputy had drug lord released pending trial
In an article that appeared in the Habertürk newspaper on Wednesday, columnist Fatih Altaylı claimed that a former Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy...
Prosecution of murder of Turkish journalist Dink remains unsatisfactory: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Turkish authorities to conduct an impartial and depoliticized investigation into the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...
Arbitrary detentions related to use of a smartphone application continue in Turkey
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 102 people on accusations of using ByLock, a smartphone application that Turkish...
Turkish government arrests 2 more Austrian citizens
Two more Austrian citizens were recently arrested in Turkey and accused of spreading propaganda for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
According to a report...
More than 800 Boğaziçi protestors subjected to ill-treatment by police: report
At least 800 people demonstrating against the appointment of a pro-government rector to İstanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University were subjected to ill-treatment by police officers...
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by not allowing...
Sweden insists on judicial independence in Turkey extradition decisions
Sweden insisted Thursday that any decisions regarding the possible extradition of alleged Kurdish militants and coup plot suspects to Turkey would be made by...
Survey shows 83 percent of Germans against selling weapons to Turkey
According to a recent poll conducted in Germany, 83 percent of Germans are against selling weapons to Turkey.
An online public survey conducted by public...
Turkish inspectors question children over religion classes and alleged insults of president
Government inspectors in western Turkey removed children as young as 9 from classrooms and questioned them about religion lessons and possible insults of President...
Islamic preacher critical of Turkey’s AKP gov’t detained by police
Turkish police on Monday detained Alparslan Kuytul, leader of the Furkan Foundation — an anti-government religious group — in connection to the abduction of...
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