Turkey’s main opposition CHP’s jailed deputy Berberoğlu quits medication in protest
Enis Berberoğlu, a jailed deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has refused to take medication he has been prescribed in protest...
Turkish court sentences main opposition CHP’s deputy Berberoğlu for 5 years in prison
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party's (CHP) jailed deputy Enis Berberoğlu was sentenced on Tuesday to 5 years and 10 months in prison. The...
Pro-gov’t Turkish contractors cover Yassıada island in concrete
Turkish citizens have expressed outrage after photographs emerged of an island near İstanbul in the Marmara Sea that has been almost entirely covered in...
334 migrants arrive on Greek islands off Turkish coast in last 3 days: report
More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands close to the Turkish coast in the past three days, The Associated Press (AP) reported, citing...
Turkey has prosecuted some 1,500 lawyers, arrested 599 since failed coup: report
Turkey has prosecuted more than 1,500 attorneys, arresting 599 of them, on terrorism charges, since a 2016 failed coup, according to a newly released...
Turkey’s Justice Ministry: 624 babies behind bars across country
The Turkish Justice Ministry has revealed that 624 children under the age of six are living with their convicted mothers in prisons across Turkey,...
Main opposition leader urges European support for Turkey’s democratic future
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has called on European lawmakers to show solidarity with Turkish democracy, in a speech in Brussels on...
Greece to extend fence on Turkish border by 35 kilometers
The Greek government is planning to proceed with the expansion of a fence by 35 kilometers along its northern border with Turkey to deter...
Persecution of Gülen movement’s alleged followers by Turkey’s Erdoğan regime goes on
Turkish government's persecution targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement has continued on the weekend. In a Mersin-based investigation 5 military cadets and...
Turkey is home to over 4 million refugees, Interior Minister Soylu says
Turkey is home to a total of 4,038,857 refugees from around the world, according to the latest figures provided by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu...
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