96 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have detained of a total of 96 suspects in a week, part of a relentless witch-hunt against the Gülen movement, according to...
Racist attacks on pro-Kurdish HDP’s election campaign go on in Turkey
Racist attacks on pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) ahead of the parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24 in Turkey have continued on Sunday. On...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court finds rights violation over prisoner’s denied phone calls
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that prison authorities violated an inmate’s right to private life and freedom of communication by refusing to allow phone...
UK provided £3m to Turkish border forces to stop migrants: report
The United Kingdom’s Home Office has provided more than £3m in funding to Turkish border forces in the last year to prevent migrants from...
Turkey pulls out of landmark treaty protecting women from violence
Turkey on Saturday pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women by presidential decree, in the latest...
511 German citizens victims of Turkish scam over alleged links to Gülen movement
At least 511 German citizens have been scammed out of 7 million euros in total, fearing investigations reportedly opened into them in Turkey over...
80 Turkish bar associations condemn minister’s plan to restrict lawyer access
Eighty bar associations across Turkey on Sunday condemned Justice Minister Akın Gürlek’s proposal to restrict lawyers’ access to individuals held in pretrial detention, warning...
Gangs at Turkish border with Iran abducting, assaulting Afghan refugees: report
Gangs at the Turkish border with Iran have been abducting refugees from Afghanistan for ransom as well as assaulting them, BBC Turkish service reported.
According to...
EU official urges Greece to investigate asylum-seeker pushbacks: report
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson during a visit to Greece called on the country to “do more” to investigate allegations that its coastguard...
OSCE: Opposition parties denied equal conditions for campaigning for Turkish elections
Opposition parties were denied equal conditions for campaigning in Turkey’s June 24 elections, and the incumbent president and ruling party enjoyed undue advantage, including...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...