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Yearly Archives: 2018

Turkish court sentences journalist to prison, removes children from his custody

A Turkish court has sentenced journalist Murat Güreş to prison and also removed his two children from his custody until his sentence is served,...

ErdoÄŸan postpones military operation east of Euphrates after Trump call

President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on Friday said Turkey had decided to postpone a military offensive in northern Syria against Kurdish militia after a phone...

Turkish FM says Ankara welcomes US withdrawal from Syria

Ankara welcomes the US decision to withdraw its troops from Syria, the Turkish foreign minister said on Friday. "With regards to the withdrawal decision of...

[UPDATE] Critical writer Eliaçık briefly detained by Turkish police

İhsan Eliaçık, a critical writer and a prominent theologian in Turkey, was detained by Turkish police on Thursday on a warrant issued as part...

Amnesty says sentences given to academics show ‘malicious attitude’ to rights defenders

Prominent rights group Amnesty International has released a statement in solidarity with Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Professor Gençay Gürsoy, who were recently handed...

Man accuses domestic violence victim wife of being Gülen follower, PKK member

A man who is standing a trial in Ä°stanbul for using physical violence against his wife has directed accusations of terrorism at the woman,...

Erdoğan seen as possible instigator of Trump’s Syria withdrawal decision

As the US administration and allies around the world struggle to understand the rationale for President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to pull all American...

Editor arrested for failing to pay damages in journalism-related lawsuits

Editor-in-Chief of the RED magazine Hakan Gülseven was arrested on Thursday on a warrant issued because he failed to pay damages levied in lawsuits...

Prosecutor demands political ban for over 60 CHP deputies who retweeted ErdoÄŸan caricature

A Turkish prosecutor who filed summaries of proceedings with parliament has demanded a political ban – meaning expulsion from the legislature and a prohibition...

Land on famous Marmaris bay to be expropriated for presidential summer residence

Some 20 citizens who own property on Turkey’s pristine Okluk Bay have received letters from the government offering compensation for the expropriation of their...

Court approves Turkish parent’s appeal for exemption from compulsory religion course

An İstanbul court recently ruled in favor of a parent’s appeal for exemption from compulsory religion courses in Turkish schools in accordance with previous...

Turkey’s Kurdish party sees US withdrawal from Syria merely as ‘tactical move’

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Sezai Temelli on Thursday said the announcement of the withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria could be...

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