Turkey’s Erdoğan says he informed France’s Macron about ‘so-called’ journalists
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he informed French President Emmanuel Macron about “so-called” journalists in Turkish jails during a visit to Paris,...
Turkish men in Washington D.C. brawl left Canada and went to Turkey
Two Canadian citizens of Turkish-origin, who took part in the attack on peaceful protesters in Washington D.C. in May 2017, handed over their companies...
KESK: Over 50 public officials, who were dismissed by gov’t decrees, commit suicide in...
The Confederation of Public Employees’ Trade Unions (KESK) has announced that more than 50 people, who were among the public employees dismissed by Turkish...
French President urges respect for rule of law in talks with Turkey’s Erdoğan
French President Emmanuel Macron told Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday that democratic countries had to respect the rule of law in...
Journalist Ünal’s request for release denied by Turkish court despite his 17 months behind...
A request by Ali Ünal, a former columnist of the now-defunct Zaman daily, to be released pending trial was denied by a Turkish court although...
Report: Erdoğan constructing new regime in Turkey by gov’t decrees under rule of emergency
Brussels-based Platform for Peace and Justice (PPJ) has released a new report and underlined that a new regime is being built by the Justice and...
İstanbul Bar files complaint against Minister Soylu over his ‘break the legs’ order
The İstanbul Bar Association has filed an official complaint against Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu over his call for policemen to “break the legs”...
14-year-old disabled Berk dies in absence of his father who is in prison over...
Berk Görmez, a 14-year-old disabled son of a Turkish couple, who were dismissed by a government decree under the rule of emergency, lost his...
Turkish couple reportedly being tortured by government officials in Nevşehir prison
A new claim of torture in Turkey, which is under the despotic rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has came from a prison in...
Turkish Interior Minister Soylu orders police to ‘break leg’ extrajudicially
Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has given order to police officers to execute the criminals without trial and stated that “It’s police’s duty to break...
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