Council of Europe congress urges release of Turkish youth delegate after Ankara visit
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on Friday urged Turkey to release Enes Hocaoğulları, a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and its...
9 former and active duty officers detained over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish police have detained nine active duty and former military officers out of 12 being sought on warrants due to their alleged links to...
Turkish government arrests 14 lawyers on alleged terror charges
A total of 14 lawyers, who defending the jailed hunger striking educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, have been arrested on charges of alleged...
Turkish university revoked 5 students’ master’s admissions after their participation in protests over İmamoğlu’s...
A student facing charges for allegedly participating in protests following the March arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has testified in court that Boğaziçi...
Turkish gov’t restricts social media for 10 hours after deadly blast in İstanbul
The Turkish government imposed a 10-hour restriction on social media platforms on multiple internet providers in Turkey on Sunday following a deadly explosion in...
Rights watchdogs: Turkey should immediately release human rights defender Osman Kavala
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project in a statement on Monday called...
Turkish singer faces criminal probe for ‘obscene’ song
A Turkish singer-songwriter has been hit with a criminal complaint by the interior ministry over a song deemed “obscene,” in the latest legal move...
More than 100 people abducted thanks to ‘intelligence diplomacy’: Turkey’s vice president
Vice President Fuat Oktay said in a speech in parliament that more than 100 people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, have...
Academic fired from Istanbul Commerce University for giving Kurdish assignment
Dr. Bekir Tank, a history professor at İstanbul Commerce University, was dismissed from his job on August 31 for giving an assignment to his...
Basic monthly expenses for a family of 4 in Turkey hit $2,190 in September
A family of four in Turkey now needs 91,109 lira ($2,192) a month to cover basic expenses such as food, housing, transportation, education and...
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