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Judiciary defunct, free speech curbed in Turkey: German MFA report

Turkey's judiciary is mostly dysfunctional, and fundamental rights granted by its constitution have largely been undermined, a confidential report on the country by the...

Parliament speaker from AKP declares support for restoring death penalty

A senior official from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on Tuesday expressed support for a proposal by the leader of the...

Turkish officials accused of covering up coronavirus figures

A discrepancy between official and local coronavirus-related statistics in Turkey is increasing as worldwide fear of a second wave of infections is growing. According to the latest official...

Turkey provoking nationalists against Armenian residents amid Azerbaijani-Armenian clashes, deputy says

The green light given by Turkish authorities for Turkish nationalists to hold demonstrations in front of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul is a provocation,...

Turkey aims to finish off its opponents abroad, Austrian politician says

An alleged assassination plot targeting Austrian-Kurdish politician Berivan Aslan and reportedly devised by Turkey’s intelligence service was aimed at finishing off the opposition against...

Number of children separated from parents increasing during post-coup crackdown in Turkey

An ever-growing number of children are being handed over to the care of relatives when their parents are arrested during a massive post-coup purge...

Hawkish rhetoric against Armenia explodes in Turkey as Azerbaijan advances in contested enclave

Bellicosity and warmongering took hold of Turkish public discourse after reports of military gains for Azerbaijan against Armenian forces on Sunday over a disputed...

Company run by Turkish intel agency owns planes used in renditions: report

An Ankara-based aviation company owns the aircraft used in alleged renditions of Turkish dissidents by the country's National Intelligence Organization (MİT), according to an...

Pro-Kurdish mayor, 2 politicians in police custody hospitalized for food poisoning

Ayhan Bilgen, co-mayor of the eastern city of Kars from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), and two other HDP politicians were hospitalized for...

Opposition TV channel’s screen goes black over criticism of Turkish foreign policy

Halk TV, one of the few television stations in Turkey that is critical of the government, has been slapped with a five-day broadcasting ban...

Selahattin Demirtaş: an ever-present threat to Erdoğan

By Cevheri Güven Selahattin Demirtaş has been under arrest for four years now. In fact, he was released by a court; however, another court order...

Police raids target 182 over Gülen, pro-Kurdish and leftist ties

Turkish police serving detention warrants on Friday targeted 82 pro-Kurdish politicians, 76 academics and university employees and 24 activists. The country already has tens of...

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