Turkey jails both parents of seriously ill child over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have arrested both parents of a 4-year-old child receiving treatment for tuberculosis, despite a hospital report stating that he needs maternal care,...
Turkey dismissed and blacklisted more than 22,000 private-school teachers over alleged Gülen links
Turkey revoked the teaching licenses of 22,474 teachers and shut down 1,424 private educational institutions over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in...
RSF launches campaign to protest Turkey’s Erdoğan during UK visit
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) along with several other international press freedom organizations have launched a campaign to protest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has...
Photojournalist who captured murder of Kurdish student in 2017 standing trial on terror charges
The first hearing in the trial of photojournalist Abdurrahman Gök, in which he faces 20 years in prison on charges of “membership in a...
Turkey ranks 157th in RSF’s 2018 World Press Freedom Index
Turkey, which has jailed more than 250 journalists and media workers, is ranked 157th among 180 countriesin the 2018 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 346 military officers over alleged links to Gülen...
Turkish government issued detention warrants for 346 military officers, including many on their active duties, on Friday across Turkey as part of its massive...
Lawyer arrested on Gülen links denied parole despite eligibility
Arif Özer, a lawyer who was sentenced to seven years, six months in prison on alleged links to the Gülen movement has been denied...
Health is most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish prisons, says NGO executive
Civil Society Association for Law Enforcement Systems (CISST) executive board member Berivan Korkut has said health is the most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish...
Kurdish woman fired from job at Bolu City Hall for sharing photograph of imprisoned...
A Kurdish woman said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that she had been fired from her job...
Qatar donates World Cup cabins for earthquake-stricken Turkey and Syria
Qatar will send Turkey and Syria 10,000 cabins and caravans used during the World Cup, which would now house people who lost their homes...
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