Jailed Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca reportedly put in solitary confinement
Hidayet Karaca, a jailed Turkish journalist and the former chairman of the now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, has reportedly been put into solitary confinement following...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan gov’t encourages vigilante violence in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The Turkish government has not only disregarded major criticism directed at the most controversial article of state of emergency decrees, which provides...
Conflicting statements come from Turkey’s ruling party on immunity given to civilians
Amid growing reactions from opposition and human rights defenders, conflicting statements came from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members on calls for...
Canada accelerates procedure for asylum seeking Turkish citizens
Canada has announced that from January 1, 2018 onwards, it will exempt the asylum applications of Turkish citizens from the court process. This means the procedure will...
Turkish Journalist Vahit Yazgan behind bars for 505 days over anonymous letter
Vahit Yazgan, bureau chief of shuttered Zaman daily in Turkey’s western province of İzmir, has been under arrest over an anonymous letter alleging that...
New decree by Turkish gov’t encourages Erdoğan thugs to mobilise and be armed
The posts shared in social media by radical Islamist and nationalist pro-Erdoğan fanatics following a controversial decree issued by Turkish government on Sunday to...
Turkish gov’t detains wives of 13 jailed police chiefs over alleged links to Gülen...
Turkish government, on Monday, has detained the wives of 13 deputy police chiefs who were dismissed from their duties following the incrimination of then-Prime...
‘Licence to kill’ given by Turkish gov’t to its fanatics with latest decree draws...
The new government decree released in Turkey on Sunday to provide immunity and impunity to the pro-government civilians, who allegedly struggle against controversial coup attempt...
Teacher dismissed and detained by Turkish gov’t dies following a heart attack
Hüsamettin Özaydın, a father of four and an English language teacher who was removed from his job at a Siirt school, has reportedly passed...
Turkey’s opposition vow to resist against Erdoğan’s intensifying oppression
The leaders of Turkish opposition parties have harshly reacted the Sunday government decree enforcing a one-color uniform on all prisoners across Turkey and also brought immunity...
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