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Woman with 6-month-old son jailed amid escalating crackdown on Gülen movement

A Turkish woman previously sentenced to almost seven years in prison and awaiting an appeals court verdict for conviction of alleged links to the...

Senior Kurdish politician arrested in Germany on PKK membership accusations

A senior Kurdish politician and Turkish national has been arrested in Germany on allegations of membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according...

Turkey’s main opposition challenges judicial council vote over alleged procedural violations

Turkey’s main opposition party has filed a petition with the Constitutional Court seeking to annul a parliamentary vote that appointed five new members to...

Widow drops complaint in fatal crash case involving Turkish teen who fled to US

The widow of a man killed in a fatal car crash in İstanbul last year involving a Turkish teenager who later fled to the...

Tunceli governor reassigned to Ankara after alleged dispute over PKK memorial

The governor of Tunceli in eastern Turkey was reassigned to the interior ministry in Ankara following an alleged disagreement with the government over a...

Turkey detains 10 more people over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 10 more people in the ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the...

Turkey’s Gülen crackdown persists nine years after coup, Australian gov’t says

Turkish authorities continue to detain, arrest, torture and blacklist people accused of ties to the Gülen movement, often without credible evidence, due process or...

Exiled Turkish crime boss rejects return amid speculation of far-right support

Sedat Peker, a Turkish organized crime boss who made headlines in 2021 for his explosive allegations targeting senior government officials’ involvement in crime and...

Turkish court lifts travel ban on 2 business leaders on trial over gov’t criticism

A Turkish court on Tuesday lifted a travel ban on two executives from the country’s leading business group who appeared at the first hearing...

Turkey deported Syrian rights activist, wife in violation of international law: rights group

Turkey deported a prominent Syrian human rights activist and his wife to Syria on Monday in violation of international law, the Human Rights Association...

Report reveals alarming shortage of women’s shelters across Turkey

A recent report by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi has revealed a critical shortage in the number and capacity of women’s...

India expands boycott of Turkish products, companies over Ankara’s support for Pakistan

Indian businesses, universities and consumers are cutting ties with Turkey after Ankara voiced support for Pakistan during recent border tensions, sparking a widespread boycott...

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