German party urges Özil and Gündoğan be dropped from World Cup squad over Erdoğan...
The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Tuesday called for Turkish-German soccer players Mesut Özil and İlkay Gündoğan, who had their photographs taken with...
CHP youth branch leader arrested over post criticizing new justice minister
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the arrest of a local youth leader from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over a social...
Wife expresses outrage over insensitive tweet from employer after death of husband
The wife of a railway worker who died on Tuesday morning in a work-related accident expressed outrage over what she called an insensitive tweet...
Saturday Mothers trial is part of Turkey’s relentless crackdown on civil society: rights groups
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Front Line Defenders have urged Turkish authorities to call for the immediate acquittal of 46 people and guarantee...
Facebook favors Erdoğan-related content over opposition news in Turkey
Turkey's online news outlet T24 published an article on Friday saying that when they have tried to boost the reach of content on Facebook...
Turkish lawyer briefly detained after seeking to record client’s torture claim
A Turkish lawyer was briefly detained Wednesday on accusations of “slander of a public official” after he insisted on having his client’s torture allegations...
PACE committee urges stronger action to eradicate torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities in...
Adopting a draft resolution on June 21 based on a report by Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus, SOC), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) Committee...
Police beat, arrest Boğaziçi University students demanding release of jailed friends
Turkish police beat and detained several Boğaziçi University students in Istanbul's Kadıköy district yesterday as they were gathering to protest the arrest of their...
EU to release 3 bln euros in aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
European Union leaders on Friday agreed to release the second 3 billion euro ($3,72-billion) tranche in assistance for Syrian refugees in Turkey.
The meeting of...
Turkish court acquits mayor months after defection to ruling AKP
A Turkish court on Wednesday acquitted Aydın Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu of bid-rigging charges, six months after she defected from the main opposition to the...
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