Opposition leader urges Turkey to address widespread rights abuses before peace talks with PKK
Mahmut Arıkan, leader of the Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), said Wednesday Turkey should resolve widespread rights violations before debating potential visits to jailed...
Turkish authorities use Gülen link investigations as leverage over judiciary: report
Turkish authorities are reportedly using investigations of judges and prosecutors for alleged ties to the Gülen movement as leverage to ensure that their rulings...
Ex-prosecutor fleeing Turkey’s crackdown perishes in Aegean together with his wife
A former public prosecutor and his wife died after a speedboat carrying them overturned in the Aegean Sea as they were trying to flee...
Turkish police detain 3 İstanbul airport construction workers for protesting late shuttles
Three more workers from İstanbul’s new airport construction site were arrested on Friday because they were protesting delayed rush hour shuttles, the Evrensel daily...
Turkey detains 139 for allegedly planning terrorist attacks during Nevruz celebrations
Turkish security forces have detained 139 people in 15 provinces across the country for allegedly planning terrorist attacks to be carried out during Nevruz...
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board rejects all appeals to cancel referendum
The Supreme Election Board (YSK) rejected petitions submitted by three political parties to cancel Sunday's controversial constitutional referendum result. Ten out of 11 YSK...
Turkish authorities arrest pregnant woman for alleged links to Gülen movement
A seven-months-pregnant woman was arrested on Tuesday in western Turkey’s Edirne province for alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Tr724 news website reported.
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Turkey’s request for Gülen extradition not sent to US court since it would be...
A Turkish minister has claimed that US officials haven’t sent Turkey’s requests for the extradition of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, accused by Ankara of...
Anchor admits Fox TV avoided broadcasting Turkish opposition deputy’s speech
Turkey’s Fox TV anchor Fatih Portakal on Monday admitted that they had avoided broadcasting an opposition deputy’s speech in parliament due to fear of...
‘Cinema for Peace’ urges Turkish gov’t to halt censorship, oppression in Berlinale
A group of filmmakers from Turkey, who came together in the 67th Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) in Berlin, Germany, has called Turkish government to...
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