Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 88 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 88 people, including military officers, police officers and teachers, as part of its massive post-coup...
Turkish deputy minister under fire for wearing expensive scarf during visit to tragedy site
Turkey’s Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Ersoy has attracted widespread criticism for wearing an expensive scarf while visiting the scene of a tragedy in the...
70-year-old Turkish man jailed over Gülen links begs for justice in letter from prison
Seventy-year-old Alaattin Gökhan, who has been behind bars for 800 days due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, desperately calls for justice to...
Turkish prosecutor investigates journalist for calling Iranian regime ‘bloody’
Mehmet Sanrı, a correspondent in İstanbul who works for the Erbil-based Kurdistan TV, found himself the target of a Turkish prosecutor for calling the...
German officials deny Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit will be deported
Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit, who reportedly faced deportation from Germany for protesting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to Berlin last month,...
HRW: Turkey’s Erdoğan opens 3rd airport in İstanbul amid labour rights violations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday opened İstanbul's third airport, which he says will become one of the largest in the world, while...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 232 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 277 social media accounts and taken legal action against 232 users over the last week (Oct.22-Oct.29, 2018) on accusations...
Turkish gov’t detains 478 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 478 people last week (Oct.22-Oct.29) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkish journalist who protested Erdoğan faces deportation from Germany
Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit, who protested during a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel last month, has been told...
The incredible story of 2 Turkish families who fled persecution via the Evros River...
By Mahir Korulu - Athens
“We were in a beat-up dingy as we crossed the Evros River at night. When I suddenly realized after 20...
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