Turkish police accused of beating 2 detainees
Two men detained in connection with a shooting incident in İstanbul say they were subjected to police abuse and coercion while in custody, the...
Undoing Turkey’s founding vision is ‘treason,’ far-right ally says in veiled warning to Erdoğan
Far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli warned Monday that attempts to alter Turkey’s founding principles or its unitary state structure amount to...
Turkey’s Erdoğanist militia HÖH changes name after Interior Ministry warning
The People’s Special Forces (HÖH), a pro-Erdoğan jihadist militia that emerged allegedly to counter a controversial military coup attempt on July 15, 2016 and...
Law on protecting women at stake in Turkey as parties seek election alliances
Women’s rights activists in Turkey have criticized a small party for demanding the repeal of a law for the prevention of violence against women...
Turkish authorities detain 62 over alleged Gülen links in latest crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained 62 people across the country over the past two weeks as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...
Exiled journalist indicted for insulting President Erdoğan in report on convicted jihadist
Swedish-based Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt was indicted in Turkey over an article he wrote about a convicted jihadist, with the public prosecutor claiming that...
EU tells Turkey to address democracy before membership
The European Union’s enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost...
Jailed journalist Şık says AKP gov’t has embraced junta regime agenda
Imprisoned Cumhuriyet daily reporter Ahmet Şık said in a hearing on Wednesday that the government has embraced the agenda of a junta regime.
The trial...
Turkish police detain 32 in probes targeting CHP-run municipalities
Turkish police on Friday detained 32 people in three separate investigations targeting municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in İstanbul...
Families of occupational accident victims wait years for compensation
The families of workers who died in occupational accidents have complained of waiting for years to be compensated for their loss, the Birgün daily...
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