Turkey’s top court rules against deportation of Syrian refugee for drunk driving
The Constitutional Court has found a decision to deport a Syrian migrant for drunk driving to be in violation of his rights, carrying a...
Pro-government social media account publishes a hit list of exiled Turkish journalists
A pro-government social media account named "Jitemkurt" on Sunday published a list of Turkish journalists living in Europe and North America whom they plan...
Turkish court releases two Greek soldiers pending trial
A Turkish court has released two Greek soldiers, Aggelos Mitretodis and Dimitros Kouklatzis, pending trial on espionage charges in a case that has fueled...
Turkey expands presidential control over municipally owned companies
Turkey has expanded presidential control over municipally owned companies, requiring local governments and their majority-owned firms to obtain presidential approval before setting up companies...
Social media users call on Turkish authorities to find relatives missing after February 6...
As the anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes nears, social media users have called on Turkish authorities to investigate the whereabouts of people who...
Int’l associations condemn police attack on journalists during Suruç protests
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday condemned Turkish police violence in İstanbul and İzmir against journalists...
Trump says Turkey has ‘acted badly’ in Brunson case
US President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States was not going to take Turkey’s detention of US Christian pastor Andrew Brunson “sitting...
Turkish police detain 24 people at Ankara protest marking Gezi anniversary
Turkish police detained 24 people in Ankara on Monday while breaking up a demonstration marking the 13th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests and...
3 journalists released after 3 days in police custody in eastern Turkey
Three journalists who were detained in the eastern province of Van following raids on their houses earlier this week have been released from detention,...
Purge victim details emotional toll his wife’s death took on family
Yusuf Coşkun, a former teacher imprisoned for links to the Gülen movement, wrote a letter to his brother detailing the suffering he experienced in...
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