1,022 Turkish companies taken over by state fund due to Gülen links since July...
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) Chairman Muhiddin Gülal has announced that a total of 1,022 companies have been taken over the by...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal over post-coup detention of journalist
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday rejected Turkey’s appeal against its ruling in favor of a Turkish journalist over her pretrial...
Altan wins France’s Femina literary prize for novel written behind bars
Turkish author and journalist Ahmet Altan, who was released in April after more than four years in prison, has been named as the recipient...
Report: 110 journalists appear in Turkish courts in Sept., 5 get total of 21...
In the month of September, four journalists in Turkey were detained, one was arrested, 110 appeared in court hearings, five were given a total...
Turkey detains 13 students over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 13 students in an operation based in the southern province of Mersin over their alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Mother of sick journalist appeals to authorities for son’s urgent release from prison
The mother of Devrim Ayık, 31, an imprisoned journalist suffering from a critical illness, has appealed to authorities for the urgent release of her...
HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu: 700 babies live in extremely poor conditions in Turkish prisons
“There are 700 babies in prisons and they have been living in extremely poor conditions. Prisons are not for babies,” human rights activist...
UK citizen recounts his abduction in Kenya by individuals allegedly linked to Turkish intelligence
Necdet Seyidoğlu, a UK citizen who was kidnapped on Friday by individuals allegedly connected to Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), has recounted his terrifying...
Female worker reveals inhumane working conditions at Dardanel fish company
A female worker revealed in an anonymous Twitter thread on November 6 the inhumane working conditions at Turkey's Dardanel fish company, sparking outrage among...
Turkish gov’t detains journalist Öner, former editor of pro-Kurdish Demokratik Modernite magazine
The Turkish government on Friday detained Servet Öner, the former editor of pro-Kurdish monthly magazine Demokratik Modernite, in the Beyoğlu district of İstanbul as...
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