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[UPDATE] Woman with 45-day-old baby arrested as part of post-coup witch-hunt in Turkey

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and human rights defender Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu on Wednesday reported another human rights violation in Turkey, saying that a mother...

Arrested ISIL member turns out to be retired Turkish special operations officer

Turkey has detained and arrested three alleged members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Central Anatolia, one of whom...

Turkey orders detention of 222 people over Gülen links in one day

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 222 people, including military members, as part of a massive post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the...

Turkish restaurant chain owner arrested over Gülen links

Murat Sivrikaya, owner of the famous çiğ köfte (raw meatballs) restaurant chain Komagene, was arrested Monday on terrorism charges over his alleged links to...

Turkey sees 69 percent increase in gun violence over past 4 years

A report released by the Umut (Hope) Foundation, a leading advocate of gun control in Turkey, has revealed that there has been a 69...

Lawyer claims Silivri Prison inmates’ coats taken away despite freezing weather

Prominent Turkish lawyer Ergin Cinmen has claimed that coats belonging to inmates in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison have been collected by the prison administration...

Turkey deploys tanks, armored vehicles near Syrian border: report

The Turkish military deployed tanks and armored vehicles to the border province of Hatay on Sunday as Turkey continues its preparations for a military...

Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç released after brief detention

Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç was released from custody on Monday, detained in an investigation based on accusations of terrorist organization membership and propaganda. Tunç was...

Ankara prosecutors drafted 11,297 indictments on terrorism charges in 2018

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday announced that 11,297 indictments were prepared by the office based on terrorism charges in 2018, the...

Opposition deputy says negligence involved in death of jailed Turkish teacher

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and human rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu tweeted on Monday that negligence was involved in the death of a...

2 more jailed Kurdish politicians to start hunger strike protesting visitor ban on PKK leader

Former Kurdish deputies Selma Irmak and Sabahat Tuncel announced on Monday that they would join a hunger strike led by deputy Leyla Güven to...

Turkey’s upcoming local elections ignite election fraud debate

As Turkey’s local elections slated for March 31 draw near, several reports in the Turkish media reveal peculiar numbers of registered voters in certain...

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