Journalists among dozens detained during protests over removal of Kurdish mayors
On the second day of protests that erupted over the removal of three Kurdish mayors from their posts in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast, dozens...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 110 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 110 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
EP’s Turkey rapporteur Piri visits jailed Kurdish politician’s Diyarbakır home
European Parliament (EP) Turkey rapporteur Kati Piri on Wednesday visited the family of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş in Diyarbakır, the Artı Gerçek news...
Opposition MP raises concerns over disappearance of former soldier dismissed after coup attempt
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has raised concerns that a former soldier dismissed by an emergency decree after a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016...
Turkey’s chief justice links noncompliance with ECtHR rulings to refugee crisis, terrorism fight
The president of Turkey’s Constitutional Court attributed the country’s failure to implement judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to its refugee...
Opposition politician arrested for alleged espionage
Turkish defense analyst and Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) politician Metin Gürcan has been jailed on charges of “political and military espionage,” Agence France-Presse...
Turkish gov’t detains 667 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 667 people last week (Oct.15-Oct.22) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkish prison imposes 6-month visitation ban on activist jailed ahead of NATO summit
A Turkish prison has banned an activist jailed in a crackdown ahead of July’s NATO summit in Ankara from family visits for six months,...
Bans on Discord, Roblox might be lifted if they comply with Turkish authorities’ demands:...
Turkey’s transport minister said bans on popular instant messaging app Discord and gaming platform Roblox could be lifted if the platforms remove illegal content...
Turkish Interior Minister Soylu orders police to ‘break leg’ extrajudicially
Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has given order to police officers to execute the criminals without trial and stated that “It’s police’s duty to break...
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