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Pro-gov’t journalist proposes torturing jailed Gülen followers to force them to talk

Staunchly pro-government Turkish journalist Cem Küçük has complained about Turkish authorities’ not forcing jailed Gülen movement followers to speak about the group’s activities, suggesting that various kinds...

2 Turkish celebrities call attention to children jailed with their mothers

In a rare move among Turkish celebrity figures, two famous models, Arzum Onan and Azra Akın, have raised their voices about the situation of children jailed...

Graduates of prestigious high schools join Turkey’s growing brain drain

More and more students who graduate from well-respected high schools in Turkey prefer to attend university abroad and remain there, joining a large number of well-educated people...

More than 1 mln women in Turkey victims of violence in past five years

A total of 1,015,337 women were the victims of violence in Turkey in the last five years, according to data released by the Interior Ministry, the...

Late stage cancer Gülen follower dies after belated release from prison

Engin Erol, 41, a Turkish businessman who was jailed three years ago on allegations of membership in the faith-based Gülen movement, died on Thursday evening in...

Prosecutor orders 88 former, active duty military members detained over Gülen links

The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for 40 active duty and 48 former military members as part of an investigation into...

Turkey detains yet another Kurdish mayor on accusations of terrorist links

Turkish authorities on Friday detained a mayor from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) due to suspected links to Kurdish militants, the latest in...

Two more Kurdish mayors arrested in southeastern Turkey

In an ongoing crackdown on elected mayors from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), two district co-mayors in the southeastern Turkish province of Muş have been arrested...

Turkey’s higher education body dissolves Davutoğlu-affiliated university’s administration

Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK) has decided to temporarily revoke the operating license of Şehir University and transfer its administration to Marmara University as a guarantor, BBC...

Former public servants in custody threatened with sexual abuse: report

Former public servants who were detained on Wednesday over membership in the faith-based Gülen movement were subjected to ill treatment and threatened with sexual abuse, according...

Turkish cartoonist faces imprisonment for insulting politicians on social media

Turkish cartoonist Nuri Kurtcebe has been indicted by a prosecutor for allegedly insulting public officials in a Facebook post in 2017, with the prosecution seeking a prison...

Former Erdoğan aide says estrangement from AKP began with 2013 corruption probes

Ömer Dinçer, a former long-time aide of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said his separation from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) began with the...

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