Brazilian supreme court releases Turkish-Brazilian businessman sought by Erdoğan gov’t over Gülen links
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ordered the release of Turkish-Brazilian businessman Mustafa Göktepe, who was arrested last week at the request of the...
Turkish university launches inquiry into professor for ‘speaking to the press’
A private Turkish university on Monday launched a disciplinary inquiry into Veysel Ulusoy, a professor at its commercial sciences faculty as well as founder...
More than 1 mln women in Turkey victims of violence in past five years
A total of 1,015,337 women were the victims of violence in Turkey in the last five years, according to data released by the Interior...
Israeli-Turkish singer cancels concert over pro-Palestinian protests, asks for protection
Israeli-Turkish singer Linet Manashe canceled her concert in İstanbul over the weekend after pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the event venue, demanding that the performance...
Turkish court rules rights of man wrapped in plastic wrap and deported were violated
A Turkish court has ruled that the Ministry of Interior violated the rights of a Cameroonian man who was wrapped in plastic and put...
Turkish prosecutors order detention of nearly 700 in Gülen crackdown
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of nearly 700 people, including military and justice ministry personnel, state media said, intensifying moves against a...
Turkish regulator orders 10-day blackout of pro-opposition TV channel
Turkey’s media watchdog has ordered a 10-day broadcast blackout of pro-opposition Sözcü TV, starting June 1, penalizing the station for its coverage of nationwide...
Swedish PM refuses to deny Erdoğan’s claim of a ‘promise’ about extraditions
Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson refused Sunday to deny Turkey’s claim that it had promised to extradite individuals sought by Ankara as part of...
Yet another family ruined as mother dies while purge-victim father is in jail
Two-year-old Elif Zehra Çalışkan is now without parents as her mother died after falling from a balcony and her father, an academic, has been...
Women visitors strip-searched, headscarves removed at Turkish prison: report
The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) has accused prison authorities in southeastern Turkey of systematically subjecting visitors to the facility, particularly women and...
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