Turkey releases more than 500 May Day protesters detained in İstanbul
Turkish authorities have released more than 500 protesters detained at May Day rallies in İstanbul, Turkish Minute reported, citing Agence France-Presse.
Police on Friday broke...
Turkey’s ATK finds 81-year-old disabled Kurdish woman fit for imprisonment
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has issued a report that finds Makbule Özer, an 81-year-old Kurdish woman with serious disabilities and health problems,...
Rights organizations condemn police crackdown on Pride march in İstanbul
Amnesty International and Freedom House have condemned a ban imposed by Turkish authorities on a Pride march in central İstanbul over the weekend as...
Turks seeking asylum in Germany hit record high in July
The number of Turkish citizens who applied for asylum in Germany increased dramatically following the June 24 elections in Turkey, hitting a record high...
Secret witness’s unauthorized recordings helped launch sweeping crackdown on Gülen followers
A secret witness in an investigation targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement told Turkish prosecutors that he planted a listening device in...
Turkish judges and prosecutors jailing people over ByLock could be prosecuted abroad for crimes...
Kerem Gülay, an academic from Turkey’s Koç University, said judges and prosecutors who are responsible for the mass incarceration of people for Gülen movement...
Gunman gets suspended sentence for 2016 attack on journalist
A Turkish court has given a suspended jail sentence of three years to a man who attacked opposition journalist Can Dündar in front of...
Turkey’s Erdoğan to Trump: You prefer a pastor to a strategic ally of yours...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday responded to a recent statement from the US administration, saying it’s a shame for Washington to prefer...
CHP-run municipalities face new wave of detentions, arrests
Turkish authorities have detained five people in a new operation targeting İstanbul’s Beşiktaş Municipality, controlled by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), while...
Turkey’s rights groups call for release of ailing 81-year-old prisoner
Human rights groups in Turkey have urged the authorities to release Abdulalim Kaya, an 81-year-old inmate who is kept behind bars despite suffering from...
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