Restrictions on use of Kurdish under spotlight as TV presenter slams guest for speaking...

Disapproval of the use of Kurdish has been high on the agenda in Turkey this week, with a popular TV host criticizing her guest...

Report reveals inmates in Turkish prisons not protected against coronavirus

A report drafted by the Jurists for Freedom Association (ÖHD) has revealed that inmates in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons are at high risk of contracting...

Turkish authorities investigate women’s group for throwing headscarves on the ground during anti-Taliban protest

Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into a women's group for throwing headscarves on the ground in a protest against the Taliban in August,...

COMMENTARY — US: once burned, twice shy about Turkey’s Erdoğan

By Abdullah Bozkurt The growing US pressure on the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is perhaps the only avenue left to reattach Turkey, a...

Turks were second largest group of illegal migrants to Germany in 2023: report

Turkish citizens were the second biggest group of foreign nationals, following Syrians, who entered Germany illegally in 2023, according to a report from the German Federal...

Turkish Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen ties hospitalized after health deteriorates

İbrahim Güngör, a 73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient whose deteriorating health raised concerns about his continued imprisonment, was hospitalized on July 25 after contracting an infection,...

Turkish academic illegally deported by Malaysian gov’t in 2017 not allowed to contact his...

İsmet Özçelik, 60, a Turkish academic who was illegally deported to Turkey by the Malaysian government in 2017 due to alleged links to the...

Greek journalist’s documentary focuses on family that fled Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

A documentary by Greek journalist Mariana Kakaounaki tells of the injustices faced by victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, focusing on a tragedy that took...

Turkey seeks extradition of journalist in exile reporting on gov’t corruption

Turkey’s Justice Ministry is seeking the extradition of an investigative journalist living in exile in Germany from where he reports extensively on the Turkish...

Turkish gov’t detains, jails dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement

Dozens of people were detained by Turkish government on Friday  over their alleged links to the Gülen movement across Turkey as part of its...
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