Grand Unity Party’s women’s committee member detained after criticizing gov’t policies
Fatma Yümlü, a member of the right-wing Grand Unity Party's (BBP) women's committee, was detained on Friday in Ordu province after criticizing government policies,...
Son, 3 others detained while demanding ex-MP’s release from prison
The son of a former member of the Turkish legislature who was stripped of his parliamentary status in March and subsequently jailed on conviction...
Turkey increased renditions, detentions and surveillance of its Uyghur population: report
Turkey increased renditions, detentions and surveillance of its Uyghur population and is no longer the safe haven it once was for Uyghur refugees, according...
Mother with special needs child detained over alleged Gülen links
Zeybegül Yılmaz, who has a 5-year-old special needs child, was detained yesterday evening in İzmir for alleged links to the Gülen movement, Bold Medya...
Victims commemorated on 28th anniversary of Sivas massacre
Families of the victims of a 1993 fire at the Madımak Hotel in Sivas commemorated their loved ones in the city on the 28th...
Turkey orders detention of 146 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 146 people including former civil servants, active duty and dismissed military and police...
Spouse of missing educator appeals to Kyrgyz president to find her husband
Reyhan İnandı, the wife of Turkish-Kyrgyz educator Orhan İnandı, appealed to Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Thursday to find her husband, who went missing...
Journalist Hakkı Boltan should not go to prison for exercising his freedom of speech,...
Journalist Hakkı Boltan, who was sentenced to prison on charges of insulting government officials, should not go to prison for exercising his freedom of...
Turkey included on US list of countries implicated in use of child soldiers: report
The United States on Thursday added Turkey to a list of countries that have been implicated in the use of child soldiers over the...
Family of missing Kurdish woman starts sit-in at Tunceli courthouse
The family of Gülistan Doku, a young Kurdish woman who went missing on January 5, 2020, started a sit-in on Thursday in front a...
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