Stockholm police refuse to issue permit for another Quran burning outside Turkish embassy
Stockholm police have refused to issue a permit for an event in which the Quran was to be burned outside the Turkish embassy in...
Downward spiral of human rights is continuing in Turkey: German Foreign Office
In its human rights report, which was adopted by the government yesterday, the German Federal Foreign Office said the downward spiral of human rights...
Kurdish journalist gets suspended sentence on terror charges brought for moderating TV program
A Turkish court on Thursday handed down a suspended sentence to Kurdish journalist Rahime Karvar on conviction of terrorism-related charges, according to the Expression...
NATO to set up temporary housing for survivors of devastating earthquakes in Turkey
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance is setting up temporary housing in Turkey and will use its strategic airlift capabilities to transport...
Alevi communities in Turkey feel under increasing pressure, say leaders
Alevi leaders in Turkey say the current situation of Turkey’s Alevi population is becoming increasingly precarious as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Amnesty presses Turkey to protect women’s right to protest, urges return to Istanbul Convention
Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to protect women’s right to peaceful assembly ahead of nationwide demonstrations planned for November 25, the International...
Impact of quakes to be felt for months and years to come: WFP director
The impact of earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 will be felt for months and years to come, UN World Food...
Dozens face detention over Gülen ties in Ankara-based operations: report
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 38 people as part of two separate investigations in the Turkish capital city of Ankara due to...
Report by European Commission urges Turkish gov’t to lift state of emergency without delay
The European Commission has stated in it 2018 report on Turkey that the Turkish government should lift an ongoing state of emergency without delay...
PKK calls on Turkey to release Öcalan to move peace process forward
A senior executive of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) told Agence France-Presse that the group will take no further steps in its peace...
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