Turkish President Erdoğan compares Diyanet’s 140,000 imams and staff to an army
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan compared the staff and imams of Turkey’s religious body, the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), to "an army of...
Turkish authorities deny parole to ailing inmate for fourth time
Turkish authorities have denied the release of an ailing inmate for the fourth time, despite his eligibility for parole, the Artı Gerçek news website...
Shop owner detained for ‘Kurdistan’ remark to opposition leader in SE Turkey
A shop owner has been taken into custody for using the word “Kurdistan” to describe the region he lives in during an exchange with...
Turkish Trade Ministry seeks defense from 114 companies over price hikes
The Turkish Trade Ministry said on Monday it had asked 114 companies for their defense of what it described as excessive price hikes as...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 39, including active-duty soldiers, over alleged Gülen links
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 39 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former...
I was electrocuted, beaten and made impotent, torture victim says
Ayhan Demir, 45, said he was made impotent as a result of the sexual torture and electrocution he was subjected to during his detention...
US hopeful Turkey will free pastor Brunson at Friday hearing
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was hopeful that Turkey would soon release an American pastor and end a two-year...
Turkish police officer fired over alleged Gülen links dies by suicide
Oğuz Doğan, a former police officer dismissed from his job over alleged links to Gülen movement, has died by suicide in the northern province...
Former AKP deputy targets main opposition leader and his Alevi heritage
Hüseyin Besli, a former deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), targeted Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his Alevi...
Exiled Turkish lawyers blast Turkish Bar Association for its silence
An advocacy group set up by exiled Turkish lawyers has decried the silence of Turkish Bar Association (TBB) in the face of massive crackdown...
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