Cancer patient was refused postponement of sentence, sent back to prison after major surgery
Ümit Gökhasan, a prison inmate suffering from stomach cancer whose stomach and half of his esophagus were removed in an operation, was sent back...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 119 people, mostly police officers, over alleged Gülen...
Turkish prosecutors on Thursday issued detention warrants for 119 people across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Report: Turkey’s conflicts deter exchange students, foreign academics
The number of students visiting Turkish universities with the European Union’s (EU) Erasmus exchange programme dropped by half in three years, while the number...
Turkish actress Berna Laçin investigated over tweet on rapes in Saudi Arabia
The Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul on Wednesday launched an investigation into renowned Turkish actress Berna Laçin, who voiced opposition to the...
Successful doctor detained by Turkish gov’t over Gülen links, attempts suicide in jail, dies...
A successful medical doctor who was detained by police and imprisoned a month ago as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt...
Germany bans rally at mosque opening by Erdoğan in Cologne out of security concerns
The German city of Cologne has refused to allow a major rally in the city on Saturday on the occasion of the opening of...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15 years for widow of Gökhan Açıkkollu, tortured to death in...
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking a sentence of up to 15 years in prison for teacher Mümüne Açıkkollu, the widow of...
[Interview] Economic downturns have a great impact on the rise of hate speech, INACH...
Chairman of the International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH) Philippe Schmidt said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that in countries...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan touts al-Qaeda-linked militant as a role model in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Publicizing an otherwise private audience for senior jihadist figures including a prominent al-Qaeda-linked fighter in the presidential palace of Turkey’s Islamist leader...
Missing educator İnandı being held in Turkish Embassy in Bishkek, wife claims
The wife of educator Orhan İnandı who went missing in Bishkek on the evening of May 31 said on Sunday that her husband is currently being...
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