European rights court poses questions to Turkish gov’t on ByLock messaging app
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) posed a series of questions to the Turkish government about the ByLock messaging app in the case...
Albanian PM Rama praises Turkish President Erdoğan’s policies, slams EU
Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania, has praised the foreign policy pursued by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and harshly criticised the European Union's policy...
Turkey again blocks aid convoy for Kurds in Syria, NGO says
Turkish authorities have for a second time blocked an aid convoy from reaching the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, which has been overwhelmed by...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 12 following Erdoğan’s victory
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 12 people following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in a...
Prosecutor drops negligence charges in case of critically ill inmate released 2 weeks before...
The Silivri Public Prosecutor’s Office said there were no grounds for legal action in the case of Deniz Hakan Şen, an inmate who died...
Convicted mafia godfather calls on Turkish people to support AKP-MHP alliance
A convicted mafia leader in Turkey has made an announcement from his prison cell calling on people to support the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)...
Turkish journalist faces up to 5 years in prison over social media posts
Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist Sedef Kabaş on charges of “inciting crime” in her social media posts, the Birgün daily reported.
The indictment seeks a...
Turkey issued detention warrants for 92 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 92 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group...
Opposition deputy says his car illegally searched while entering Turkish parliament premises
Murat Emir, a lawmaker from the Republican People's Party (CHP), tweeted that his car was unlawfully searched as he was trying to enter the...
Turkish investigative journalist Öztürk arrested by Istanbul court over links to Gülen movement
An İstanbul court on Wednesday arrested Ece Sevim Öztürk, a journalist known for her investigative reporting on a controversial coup attempt on July 15,...
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