Turkey arrests 87 among 223 detained in latest operations over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 223 people in nationwide police operations in the past 20 days over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, with...
Dismissed teacher reinstated 2 years after her death from cancer
Emine Yürükçü, a teacher who was fired from her job by a government decree without due process, has been reinstated two years after her...
Imams joins ‘yes’ campaign for referendum to increase Erdoğan’s power
A dozen imams who recorded a video in their official garb in İstanbul called on their fellow imams to vote “yes” in an April...
Police chief dismissed by Turkish government dies of brain hemorrhage
Atanur Akat, a former police chief who was removed from his job with a post-coup government decree under a now-ended state of emergency over...
Jailed post-coup victim judge dies after ICU hospitalization
A former member of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals who was disbarred in the aftermath of a failed coup and subsequently jailed due to...
Football club in Turkey fined over alleged Kurdish separatist propaganda
Turkey’s main Kurdish football team has been fined for spreading “ideological propaganda” in favor of Kurdish forces in northern Syria, the Turkish Football Federation...
Amasya Prison unlawfully denies parole to inmates arrested over Gülen links
Inmates arrested for links to the Gülen movement are being denied release by the Amasya E Type medium security prison in northern Turkey despite...
Press groups rally in Ankara, call for release of jailed journalists
Journalists, union representatives and opposition politicians gathered in Ankara on Thursday to protest the arrest of journalists Alican Uludağ and İsmail Arı, calling for...
US Consulate hands staff member over to Turkish authorities
The US Consulate General in İstanbul on Jan. 31 handed over to Turkish authorities a staff member who was being sought for alleged links...
Turkish prosecutor launches investigation into a 4-year-old girl
A Turkish prosecutor has launched a scandalous investigation into a 4-year-old Turkish girl in Erzurum province. According to an official document the Stockholm Center...
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