Bedridden former inmate jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack
Bekir Bayram, a 76-year-old former inmate jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement who had become bedridden in prison, died of a heart...
US State Department annual report details Turkey’s human rights abuses
The US State Department on March 20 issued its 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices with a subsection on Turkey in which it...
Vague terrorism charge used to target supporters of the Gülen movement: UN special rapporteurs
The vague and imprecise charge of “membership in an armed terrorist organization” appears to be repeatedly misused to target critics of the Turkish government’s...
US court sentences Turkish banker Atilla to 32 months for Iran sanctions evasion
A US Federal judge has sentenced Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla to 32 months in prison, with credit for time already served, according to...
Turkey accused of targeting Uyghur refugees as ties with China improve: HRW
Turkish authorities have arbitrarily labeled Uyghur refugees as security threats, detained them and deported some to third countries where they face the risk of...
IFRC warns of presence of asbestos and its impacts in Turkey’s quake zone
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned of the presence of asbestos in buildings affected by devastating earthquakes...
Derelict building collapses on Syrian refugee family, killing mother
A Syrian woman and her three children were trapped after a derelict building in which they sought refuge collapsed in southeastern Gaziantep province, Bold...
‘I am here despite assassination threats,’ Erdoğan claims in visit to Bosnia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said that information about possible assassination threats against him during his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina would not deter...
1,601 arrested in 2025 over alleged Gülen links, interior minister says
Turkish authorities arrested 1,601 people in 2025 as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on...
Meta to activate an operations center ahead of elections in Turkey
Meta, an American multinational technology conglomerate that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that a center for elections operations will be activated ahead...
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