Turkish woman detained on coup charges hours after giving birth in Ankara
Sevim Çelik, a Turkish teacher who gave birth to a baby in Ankara on Friday, was reportedly detained later the same day over alleged...
Turkish gov’t bans commemorative events ahead of Maraş massacre anniversary
The governor of Kahramanmaraş has banned all public events, gatherings and commemorative events days before the 39th anniversary of the Maraş massacre.
All meetings, demonstrations, marches, rallies,...
A young Kurdish man dies suspiciously in Turkish police custody
Turkish police claims on Friday that 24-year-old M.A., who was detained on a road check point in Antalya’s Gazipaşa district, has committed suicide by...
32 more Turks including academics and doctors seek asylum in Greece
Thirty-two Turkish citizens including academics, teachers and doctors have applied for asylum in Greece after being detained by Greek Maritime Security forces on an...
COMMENTARY — What is the reason of this grudge to Turkish Journalist Hidayet Karaca?
By Metin Yıkar*
It has been over three years since one of the most brilliant names of the Turkish media industry Hidayet Karaca was confined...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls on people to show no mercy to Gülen movement
Amid an ongoing witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday called on people to not show mercy...
American media likens questioning of Turkish police Korkmaz in New York court to McCarthyism
American media has likened the caustic questioning of Hüseyin Korkmaz, the former deputy head of the İstanbul Police Financial Crime Department, by a defense attorney...
Mother of purge-victim beaten by Turkish police for protesting son’s dismissal
Kezban Şaçılık, the septuagenarian mother of the purge-victim Turkish civil servant Veli Şaçılık, was reportedly beaten by a group of Turkish police officers for publicly protesting his...
Erdoğan’s long arm reaches to Norway, targeting critics of Turkish government
Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to Norway using government institutions, quasi-official parallel structures and affiliated NGOs, a report released by Stockholm...
Report on violation of women prisoners’ rights: Turkish jails turned into ‘prisoners camp’
A report, released by the Free Women’s Movement (TJA), has stated that the society has been put under suppression through the state of emergency (OHAL)...
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