Burning of Quran in Stockholm sparks int’l condemnation
The burning of a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday has been condemned by foreign governments, international organizations...
Turkey’s academic community severely paralyzed due to government pressure: Scholars at Risk
Turkey’s academic community is severely paralyzed due to a government crackdown on scholars in the last four years, according to the New York-based Scholars...
Journalists ordered to provide statements to police over coverage of jailed İstanbul mayor
Turkish prosecutors ordered six journalists to give statements to the police as suspects in an investigation linked to jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkish...
28 employees at opposition-run municipality detained over alleged rigging of public tenders
Twenty-eight employees at an opposition-run district municipality in İstanbul have been detained in two separate investigations for allegedly rigging public tenders, Turkish Minute reported,...
Kurdish man feared abducted by Turkish intelligence turns up in detention after 45 days
Bahtiyar Fırat, a Kurdish man who had been missing since October 14, has re-emerged in detention at the organized crimes bureau of the İstanbul...
Senior PKK figure rules out revival of group, says ‘there’s no going back’
A senior leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has ruled out any return to the militant group’s former structure, saying it has...
Turkey earthquake Europe’s worst natural disaster in ‘a century’: WHO
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that last week’s massive earthquake, the epicenter of which was in Turkey, constituted the “worst natural disaster” in...
Air force cadet serving life sentence severely beaten by guards in Silivri Prison
Muhammed Ali Taş, a former air force cadet who was sentenced to life in prison after a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey,...
Former AKP lawmaker faces up to 8 years for criticizing Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to eight years in prison for Hüseyin Kocabıyık, a former lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs files complaint against journalist Fatih Altaylı
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs on Monday filed a criminal complaint with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against journalist Fatih Altaylı for allegedly...
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