Policeman attempting to detain disabled child in SE Turkey leads to outrage
A video showing a police officer chasing children down by firing his gun and attempting to detain a mentally challenged child during a curfew...
AKP bill calls for prison sentences for ‘insulting,’ ‘disinformation’ on social media
A new bill expected to be proposed soon by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) stipulates prison sentences for social media users who...
Member of ruling AKP threatens retired admirals for criticizing government
Vedat Demirtaş, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Diyarbakır branch, threatened a group of retired admirals who had warned the...
UN special rapporteurs condemn charges against İstanbul bar over call for journalist death probe
United Nations human rights special rapporteurs on Friday sharply criticized the criminal charges against the president and 10 board members of the İstanbul Bar...
Kurdish journalist indicted on terrorism charges over news reports, social media posts
Turkish prosecutors have indicted Kurdish journalist Mehmet Murat Yıldırım on terrorism propaganda charges over his reporting and social media posts, the Siyasi Haber news...
Turkish electricity distributor cuts power to some residents of Syrian refugee camp in dead...
The power supply for a number of Syrian refugees living in a tent camp in Turkey's southern Mersin province was cut by the Toroslar...
Turkey’s main opposition leader says Erdoğan’s party in succession fight
Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is experiencing in an internal power...
Jailed İstanbul mayor, wife receive ‘Award for Courage’ from German foundation
The Axel Springer Freedom Foundation in Germany has presented its Award for Courage to jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and his wife, human rights advocate Dilek...
Erdoğan announces Turkey to hold snap elections on June 24
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called snap elections on June 24, moving the date up from November 2019 after a Wednesday meeting with ultra-nationalist...
Turkey arrests 219 people over Gülen-linked donations
A total of 219 people who were among the more than 650 people detained in a massive operation last week targeting alleged members of...
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