Over 170 intellectuals call on Turkish gov’t to stop Afrin assault, resolve issue through...
Over 170 intellectuals have signed a letter which has called Turkish government to stop the military campaign in Afrin region of northern Syria immediately and...
Singer Tunç claims Turkish military threatening villagers in Tunceli to leave
Turkish singer Ferhat Tunç has claimed that the Turkish military has been trying to get villagers in Tunceli (Dersim) province to sign documents in...
ECtHR faults Turkey over pretrial detention of veteran journalist Çetinkaya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of veteran journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya by holding him in pretrial detention without...
Three Turkish teachers allegedly affiliated with Gülen movement detained in Afghanistan
Three Turkish and one Afghan teachers were detained by Afghan intelligence officials on Tuesday on the request of Turkish government under the rule of...
Retired generals to serve life sentences for role in 1997 ‘postmodern coup’
A Turkish court has issued arrest warrants for 14 defendants, mostly retired generals, after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld their life sentences for...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 178 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 274 social media accounts and taken legal action against 178 users over the last week (Aug. 27-Sept. 3) on...
ECtHR faults Turkey for prolonged detention of businessman jailed over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated the right to liberty of jailed businessman and philanthropist Cafer Tekin İpek...
CISST report finds Turkish prisons do not accommodate foreign inmates
A new report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CISST) said foreign inmates in Turkish prisons were facing many difficulties, including a...
Detention warrants issued for 41 former and active-duty gendarmes over alleged Gülen links
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for five active duty and 36 former gendarmes over their alleged links to...
Turkey’s Erdoğan urges Beninese president to eliminate Gülen-linked activity in Benin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pressed Beninese President Patrice Talon to take necessary steps to end the activities of followers of the Gülen...
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