Turkey arrests former police chief convicted over Gülen links
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of a former police chief in southwestern Muğla province who had been sought by the authorities following...
Turkey’s RTÜK imposes fines on 4 opposition TV stations for election coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed new fines on four TV stations for violating broadcasting guidelines during their...
HRW, Amnesty International call on EU to put human rights at center of relations...
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have called on the European Union and its member states to ensure that human rights are placed...
Preliminary autopsy of DBP official in Turkey’s Suruç shows 7 knife wounds to vital...
The cause of death of Esvet Şenyaşar, an official of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) who was murdered last week in a hospital...
Pro-Kurdish party leader says jailed PKK founder’s freedom inseparable from peace efforts
A leader of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party said on Friday that Turkey cannot pursue peace with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) while keeping...
IHD says conditions in Turkish prisons poor, human rights violations common
Ahmet Çiçek from the Human Rights Association (IHD) has said conditions in Turkish prisons are inhumane and that human rights violations have become worryingly...
4 Charlie Hebdo journalists indicted in Turkey for insulting Erdoğan
An indictment drafted by a Turkish prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to four years for four staff members of the French satirical...
Turkey’s Erdoğan announces victory as vote counting nears end
As the tallying of votes comes to an end, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a statement on Sunday evening at the presidential office...
IFJ condemns Turkey’s use of press card fee as evidence of terrorism
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Wednesday condemned Turkish authorities for categorizing a routine press card payment as evidence in a terrorism investigation,...
Turkey accuses Greece of new migrant pushbacks
Turkey has rescued 95 migrants from three overloaded boats in the Aegean Sea, the interior ministry said on Monday, accusing Greece of pushing back...
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