Purge victim dies of heart attack in Turkish prison
Muzaffer Özcengiz, a teacher who was dismissed from his job and jailed after a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, died...
US claims sanctions evader tried to advance Turkish President Erdoğan’s business interests
US prosecutors claim that Turkish Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, charged in the US with violating sanctions against Iran, invoked ties to Turkish autocratic...
European Parliament urges Turkey to end expulsions of foreign Christians and journalists
The European Parliament on Thursday condemned what it called Turkey’s targeted expulsions of foreign Christians and foreign journalists on national security grounds and urged...
Turkish minister confirms visa broker complaints after censoring of report on ex-FM-linked VFS network
Turkey’s trade minister said authorities received 153 complaints about visa intermediaries and are reviewing seven companies accused of reselling Schengen visa appointments, days after...
Turkish gov’t detains 9 people fleeing to Greece to escape persecution in Turkey
The Turkish government detained nine people in Edirne province on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims: report
Ayhan Bilgen, a former co-mayor from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was recently arrested along with 16 other party officials, told BBC...
Turkish prosecutors to investigate suspicious death of inmate
İstanbul prosecutors have launched an investigation into the death of Vahdet Akın, an inmate who was found dead in prison under suspicious circumstances, the...
Turkish radio broadcaster Serkan Sedat Güray in jail for 10 months with no trial
An award-winning radio programmer and journalist Serkan Sedat Güray has been jailed in Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison in Ä°stanbul since March 7, 2017 over...
Magazine salesman arrested over alleged links to outlawed PKK
Ramazan Dişarı, an employee of the left-wing Demokratik Modernite Dergisi (Democratic Modernity Magazine), was detained by police on Sunday while selling magazines at the...
Women’s groups warn Turkey’s alimony ruling could leave divorced women more vulnerable
Women’s rights organizations and legal experts have criticized the Turkish Constitutional Court’s decision to strike down indefinite alimony after divorce, warning that the ruling...
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