Turkish gov’t detains 27 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Saturday detained 27 people, including 12 military officers on active duty, across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Former Turkish prime minister, ex-Erdoğan allies call for retrials after ECtHR ruling on coup-era...
A former Turkish prime minister, a culture minister and an opposition lawmaker called for the retrial of thousands convicted in the crackdown that followed...
AKP’s new ‘etiquette courses’ spark concern over political content
Following the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) move to add “etiquette and good conduct courses” to the national curriculum, teachers unions have raised concern...
Erdoğan confirms rendition of educator by Turkish intelligence from Kyrgyzstan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday acknowledged that Turkish-Kyrgyz educator Orhan İnandı, who went missing in Bishkek on the night of May 31,...
US positioned to impose new sanctions on Turkey as talks on Brunson fail
The US failed to secure assurances on Wednesday from Turkey to immediately free an American pastor, US officials said, deepening a crisis between the...
Advocates for disabled people warn economic crisis and policy changes in Turkey are deepening...
Millions of disabled people in Turkey are struggling with poverty, unemployment, limited accessibility to public transportation and urban infrastructure and weakening social protections amid...
38 people in 12 provinces detained over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police detained 38 people in raids carried out across the country for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by...
President Erdoğan discusses Uyghurs with his Chinese counterpart in phone call
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a phone call on Tuesday that it’s important to Turkey that Uyghur Muslims...
US warns Turkey: Nothing more to negotiate until pastor Brunson is freed
US President Donald Trump’s top national security aide warned Turkey’s ambassador on Monday that the US has nothing further to negotiate until a detained...
Opposition parties, bar associations, unions condemn ouster of Turkey’s main opposition leadership
A Turkish appeals court’s ouster of the elected leadership of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) sparked condemnation from opposition parties, bar associations,...
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