Police raid pro-Kurdish HDP’s Diyarbakır office for third time
Turkish police on Thursday raided the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır office for the third time, detaining three party members on a hunger...
[UPDATE] Turkey’s controversial cybersecurity law officially in effect
A controversial new cybersecurity law passed by the Turkish parliament last week was published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday and is now officially...
Brazilian court refuses to extradite Gülen-linked businessman to Turkey
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an extradition request from Turkey for a businessman due to his links to the faith-based Gülen movement, saying...
European Commission vice president calls on Erdoğan to respect local election results
The European Commission’s first vice president, Frans Timmermans, has called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to respect the results of local elections that...
Turkish authorities launch investigation into education union following academic boycott call
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the Education and Science Workers' Union (Eğitim Sen) for allegedly “publicly inciting the...
Turkey ordered detention of 68 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 68 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
36 women in Turkey murdered in April: report
A report released by the Stop the Murder of Women Platform shows that 36 women in Turkey were murdered in April.
According to the report...
Family’s death in river crossing bears witness to perilous journey of Turkey’s political refugees
A Turkish asylum seeker, currently living in the Netherlands, described the journey to safety after Turkey’s post-coup purge as perilous, fraught with deadly risks,...
Authorities refuse to release critically ill mother of 3 arrested for Gülen links
Gülden Aşık, a mother of three who was arrested after being sentenced to six years, three months in prison for alleged links to the...
European rights court fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has imposed a fine on Moldova over the expulsion of teachers at the request of the Turkish...
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