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Jailed Turkish scholar and journalist Ali Ünal honored at religious freedom summit in Washington

Abdülhamit Bilici, Washington, D.C. Ali Ünal, a prominent Turkish Islamic scholar, Qur’an translator and longtime columnist for the now-closed Zaman newspaper, was honored this week...

European rights court rules Turkey violated fair trial rights over post-coup dismissal

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated a former state employee’s right to a fair trial after...

Turkey detains brother-in-law of jailed İstanbul mayor in drug investigation

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 27 people in a drug-related investigation, including the brother of Dilek İmamoğlu, the wife of jailed İstanbul...

France’s Kante joins Fenerbahçe after Erdoğan’s support

France midfielder Ngolo Kante has signed for Fenerbahçe from Saudi outfit Al-Ittihad thanks to support from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish club said...

Turkey again blocks aid convoy for Kurds in Syria, NGO says

Turkish authorities have for a second time blocked an aid convoy from reaching the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, which has been overwhelmed by...

Human rights group reports 118 arrests, 842 detentions during Rojava protests in Turkey

At least 842 people were detained and 118 arrested during demonstrations held across Turkey to protest Damascus’s military campaign against Kurdish-led forces in the...

Erdoğan ally calls for freeing Öcalan, Demirtaş in peace push with PKK

A nationalist politician whose party helps keep President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in power said Tuesday that Abdullah Öcalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’...

Indictment seeks up to 36 years for Assan Group executives in ‘espionage’ case

Prosecutors in İstanbul have filed an indictment seeking lengthy prison sentences for five executives of defense contractor the Assan Group, months after the government...

Late columnist’s sentence was reversed after apology to Erdoğan sought in exchange: journalist

A fellow journalist says Turkish columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan was offered a way to avoid returning to prison by publishing an apology to President...

İmamoğlu criticizes gov’t over peace talks with PKK, accuses it of political motives

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused Turkey’s government of failing to turn renewed peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) into...

Ankara prosecutors investigate alleged Turkey links in Epstein case: report

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a new investigation into claims of Turkey links in the Jeffrey Epstein case after a Turkish...

Turkey detains dozens in sweeping operation targeting left-wing groups

Turkish police have launched a sweeping operation targeting left-wing groups in İstanbul and several other provinces, issuing detention warrants for 110 people including politicians...

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