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2,340 academics lend support to Boğaziçi protests in joint statement

A total of 2,340 academics from more than 50 countries have signed a joint statement demanding academic freedom for Boğaziçi University students and faculty...

Turkey’s post-coup crackdown leaves 2 more children separated from parents

Ekrem, a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler, and his four-year-old sister Zülal became separated from not just one but both their parents when their mother was arrested...

Turkey sends pro-Kurdish deputy to pretrial detention in terrorism trial

Amid an ongoing crackdown on Kurdish politicians in Turkey, a court has ruled for the arrest and pretrial detention of a former deputy from...

Ex-footballer Hakan Şükür’s father given jail sentence over Gülen links

The father of Turkey’s best-known footballer, ex-international Hakan Şükür, has been given a prison sentence of three years, 45 days on charges of aiding...

Turkey punishes Twitter, Pinterest over new ‘censorship’ law

Turkey on Tuesday hit Twitter, Pinterest and Periscope with advertising bans after they failed to follow Facebook and appoint a local representative to take...

ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of famous singer jailed on terrorism charges

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said the rights of a famous singer and columnist who was jailed for 14 months in...

Even the pandemic failed to stem gun violence in Turkey, report reveals

Turkey saw a rise in the number of cases of gun violence in 2020 despite the pandemic that swept across the country, with 2,040...

Turkey orders detention of 238 military officers over alleged Gülen links

Detention warrants were issued for 238 active-duty and former military officers due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and their use...

2 defendants get life sentences for operating whistleblower Fuat Avni account

A Turkish court on Monday handed down life sentences to two defendants standing trial on charges of attempting to destroy the constitutional order for...

Turkey’s far-right leader says attempts to link his party to attacks a ‘conspiracy’

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has slammed efforts to hold his party responsible for attacks on a politician and a...

Facebook jumps on bandwagon to appoint local representative to Turkey

Facebook -- the most-visited website in Turkey -- following in the footsteps of social media giants like popular video-sharing website YouTube, has decided to...

Purge victim reinstated to teaching job after his death

A teacher who was fired by a government decree in the aftermath of a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016 was reinstated two...

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