US warns of sanctions as Turkey announces timeline for delivery of S-400 missiles
A US State Department official has warned that Turkey’s intended purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems could trigger sanctions and other repercussions affecting defense...
Turkish student with chronic illness jailed for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan is denied medication in prison
A chronically ill Turkish student has been denied prescribed medication following her arrest for holding a protest sign referring to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
ECtHR to announce judgment on jailed author and journalist Altan 4 years after his...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will on Tuesday announce its judgment in the case of jailed author and journalist Ahmet Altan, four...
Turkish Parliament rejects proposal on Kurdish language rights
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal by the country’s pro-Kurdish party to investigate barriers to the public use of the Kurdish language, the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan, ultranationalist ally agree to bring back death penalty
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ultranationalist ally Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have agreed to a proposal that...
Questions linger over Turkey’s arrest of man behind ByLock
Turkish state media reported Wednesday that a Turkish-American holding the copyright to ByLock, an encrypted messaging app banned by Turkey, was arrested in June...
RTÜK chairman allegedly asked Turkish TV channels to broadcast anti-LGBTQ+ video
Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) Chairman Ebubekir Şahin allegedly sent a circular to television stations asking them to broadcast a video calling on...
21 journalists detained in southeastern Turkey’s Diyarbakır province
Turkish authorities on Wednesday detained 21 journalists in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakır province, Turkish media reported.
The detained journalists worked for pro-Kurdish news outlets JinNews and...
Zarrab says he resumed violating sanctions at Turkish President Erdoğan’s order
Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, a key prosecution witness in the New York trial of a Turkish banker charged with violating US sanctions on...
Displaced Kurdish citizens cannot afford to return home in Turkey’s Southeast
Residents of the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakır’s historic Sur district cannot afford the new homes built following fighting between Turkish security forces and...
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