Oslo panelists slam Norway’s asylum policy for Turkish citizens amid ongoing crackdown
Panelists at an event organized by a rights group in Oslo on Tuesday criticized Norway’s approach to asylum applications from Turkish nationals, particularly those affiliated with...
Turkish gov’t to sell mansions seized from Gülen-linked businessmen for at least $23 mln
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) will sell two mansions owned by Akın İpek, a businessman currently living in exile in the UK...
New indictment seeks sentences for 5 former MPs from pro-Kurdish party over Kobani protests
Turkish prosecutors have drafted an indictment seeking prison sentences for five former lawmakers from a pro-Kurdish party due to their alleged role in violent...
81-year-old ailing Kurdish woman’s parole applications denied five times
Hanife Arslan, an ailing 81-year-old Kurdish woman serving a more than six-year sentence for alleged membership in a terrorist organization, has been denied parole...
Pro-Erdoğan foundation has received over €700,000 in EU funds since 2020
The Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA), an organization close to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, has received more than 700,000...
Ankara court issues lengthy sentences for Kurdish politicians in Kobani trial
An Ankara court on Thursday issued a verdict in the long-running Kobani trial and handed down lengthy prison sentences for dozens of Kurdish politicians,...
Child suicides surge in Turkey’s earthquake zones, psychologist warns
Children in earthquake-stricken regions of Turkey are experiencing a dramatic rise in suicide attempts, with some as young as 8 years old, according to...
Turkish parliament rejects bill proposing mother tongue instruction in Kurdish
The Turkish parliament on Wednesday dismissed a bill proposing that education be allowed in the Kurdish language, citing conflicts with the constitutional provision of...
Panel of judges who were to rule on Kavala’s retrial replaced
A panel of judges at an İstanbul court who were to decide on a request for a retrial from the lawyers of jailed businessman...
Turkey issued detention warrants for 87 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 87 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
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