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Detention of human rights defenders extended for another 7 days

The detention of a group of human rights defenders who were taken into custody last Wednesday during a workshop at a hotel on İstanbul’s...

AKP deputy claims Kılıçdaroğlu knew about CHP deputy’s arrest

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy BurhanKuzu has claimed that Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu knew beforehand that CHP deputy...

Pro-gov’t daily claims CIA, MI6 behind Amnesty meeting on Büyükada

One of the staunchly pro-government dailies in Turkey, Star claimed on Tuesday that the CIA and MI6 were behind an Amnesty International meeting at...

18 detained over ByLock use in Karaman province

Turkish police teams on Tuesday detained 18 individuals in Karaman province on allegations that they use a smart phone application known as ByLock. The Karaman...

Interior Ministry: 80 detained in one week due to social media posts

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that at least 80 people were detained over the past week on charges of disseminating propaganda on...

52 informatics staff members detained over alleged Gülen ties

Turkish police teams on Tuesday detained 52 people working as informatics staff members at a number of large companies on accusations that they are...

Detention warrants issued for 40 at closed-down university over Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 40 individuals including academics and staff members at the Ankara-based Turgut Özal University,...

Engineers chamber says over 2 million might have attended ‘Justice Rally’

A chamber for topographical engineers in Turkey said on Monday that over 2 million people might have attended a “Justice Rally” organized by the...

Turkish military returns to 1930s practices due to unending post-coup purges, report says

Similar to the post-Independence War period and the early 1930s in Turkey, most brigades are now commanded by colonels and captains due to a...

Declaration from 180 journalist and academics condemns ‘racist’ media

One hundred eighty journalists and academics have signed a joint declaration condemning Turkish media for publishing racist news about Syrian refugees, the t24 news...

Demirtaş ‘repays’ Erdoğan for terrorist remarks

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş has said he is “repaying” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his accusation that he is a...

Visually impaired journalist sentenced to 8 years in prison

Visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat was sent to prison on late Monday after an appeals court upheld his sentence of eight years, 10 months...

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