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Altan’s release sets important precedent for political prisoners: Freedom House
In a statement issued following the release of author and journalist Ahmet Altan, the Washington-based Freedom House called on Turkish courts...
Syriacs in Turkey today: Prison for sharing bread
Alin Ozinian
A Turkish court sentenced a Syriac priest to two years, one month in prison on terrorism-related charges on April...
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday robustly defended his foreign minister after he traded barbs in an unusually public...
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
A controversial plan to use public money for building a mosque in Strasbourg stalled on Friday after the Turkish backers...
Turkey failed to implement most anti-corruption recommendations: 2020 report
A report recently released by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), has revealed...
Jailed media executive faces 2,500 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 2,445 years for Hidayet Karaca, former chief executive of the...
Turkey bans cryptocurrencies for buying goods, services
Turkey’s central bank is banning the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in payment for goods and services, according to...
French national tortured by fellow inmates in Turkish prison due to sexual orientation
Fabien Azoulay, a gay and Jewish French national who is serving 16 years, eight months in a Turkish prison for...
Police intervene in TTB protest urging stricter measures to curb COVID-19 surge in Turkey
Police on Thursday intervened in a protest by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) calling on the Justice and Development Party...
7 more retired officers summoned to testify over Bosporus treaty warning
Turkish prosecutors have summoned six retired admirals and one retired general who were among the signatories of a statement that...
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Love conquers all for Greek-Turkish couples in Athens
At the foot of the Hill of the Muses in Athens, classical music fills the apartment where Cihan Tutluoğlu lives with his husband Alexandros...