Turkish gov’t detains couple over alleged Gülen links, leaves 3 and 5-year-old daughters alone
Turkish police detained Harun Başaran, who used to be health, culture and sport director of the now-closed Başarı University in Samsun province, and his...
WHO: 167,000 people displaced from Afrin need urgent aid
An estimated 167,000 people have been displaced by recent hostilities in the Afrin province of northwestern Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
Turkey arrests 16 members of Alevi association in Turkey
Turkish courts have reportedly arrested 16 members of the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association (PSAKD), an Alevi community organization in Turkey.
According to a statement...
Ankara condemns European Council over its criticism of Turkey’s actions in Mediterranean
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected conclusions reached by the European Council about Turkey and accused the EU of bias.
On Thursday, the council...
IAJ calls on EU leaders to not ignore Turkish government’s judicial abuses
The International Association of Judges (IAJ) called on leaders of the European Union to not ignore the Turkish government's judicial abuses in a written...
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Botan to 18 years in prison
A Turkish court sentenced pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Lezgin Botan to 18 years in prison on Friday.
According to a report by the...
Turkish gov’t detains some 170 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish police detained some 170 people during operations across Turkey on Friday as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
CPJ calls on EU officials to raise press freedom with Erdoğan
In a letter to the European Union’s top officials, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday asked the union to call for the...
EP members ask EU leaders to press Erdoğan on rights issues in Turkey during...
Rebecca Harms, spokeswoman for foreign affairs and expert on Turkey in the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, has initiated an open letter with...
US prosecutors drop charges against Erdoğan’s guards who attacked protestors in US
US federal prosecutors have decided to dismiss charges against 11 of 15 members of autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security team after they...
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