Turkey detains 3 academics, doctor over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Wednesday detained three academics and a doctor in Tekirdağ province as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement,...
4 men accused of sexual assault released by court despite forensic evidence supporting allegations
A Turkish court released four men accused of sexually assaulting a woman despite forensic evidence strongly supporting the allegations, once again raising concerns that...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 94 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 94 people including active duty military and police officers due to alleged links...
With all efforts on Brunson release, US gov’t is ignoring plight of other Americans...
‘Should I change my religion?’ asks a US-Turkish dual citizen stuck in Turkey, decrying the Trump administration’s sole focus on securing the release of...
ECtHR found violations of freedom of expression by Turkey in 432 rulings since 2002
Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression 432 times between 2002 and 2025, according to rulings by the European Court of Human Rights...
Pro-gov’t media targets main opposition leader for attending Kurdish opera singer’s performance
Pro-government media has targeted main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel for attending the recent performance of a Kurdish opera singer along...
21 bar associations, NGOs call for release of 83-year-old inmate with severe health problems
Twenty-one bar associations and civil society organizations on Friday issued a joint statement calling on Turkish authorities to release Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old...
Turkish gov’t detains 27 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Saturday detained 27 people, including 12 military officers on active duty, across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkish police detain 29 in İstanbul municipality corruption probe
Turkish police on Friday detained 29 people as part of an investigation into corruption allegations at the opposition-run İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Turkish Minute reported,...
New Turkish TV series sparks outrage for romanticizing femicide
A new Turkish television series developed by renowned actor Yilmaz Erdoğan has sparked public criticism for promoting gender-based violence and femicide.
Members of the public...
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