Video of Turkish purge victim reflecting on years of hardship goes viral after death

Talha Dalkıran, a former teacher who was dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement following a 2016 coup...

Turkish police break man’s arm while detaining 47 protesters in Ankara

https://youtu.be/o3ScgsXiNu8 Turkish police on Sunday detained 47 people including 22 women in Ankara protesting the arrest of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two dismissed educators...

69-year-old Turkish cartoonist to serve 14 months in prison for insulting Erdoğan

Turkish cartoonist Nuri Kurtcebe, 69, has been arrested after a jail sentence he was given on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was...

Turkey’s top appeals court rules retweeting ‘insulting post’ constitutes a crime

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday decided that retweeting a social media post which had insulted a public officer constituted a crime, the...

Man arrested for Gülen links develops severe mental health problems in solitary cell

Akif Sarı, who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement, has developed severe psychological problems after being kept in a solitary cell...

Replacement of opposition party mayor in Turkey brings trustee appointments under spotlight

For the second time since Turkey’s March 31 local elections, a democratically elected mayor has been removed from office, once again bringing the controversial...

Turkey’s top court rejects application from abducted teacher’s wife

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found inadmissible an individual application filed by the wife of a teacher who was the alleged victim of an enforced...

HRW: Erdoğan’s visit an opportunity for Germany to address human rights concerns in Turkey

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel should use the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s upcoming visit as an opportunity to raise numerous human...

EP member Sommer: High time for EU to act over shocking developments in Turkey

Dr. Renate Sommer, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), has called on the European Union to put more pressure on Turkey's autocratic regime...

3 minors die in occupational accidents in central Turkey amid growing public concern

Three underage workers died in workplace accidents in Turkey in the past week, intensifying public concern over child labor and unsafe working conditions for...
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