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Humor magazine Gırgır closed down after printing blasphemous cartoon

One of the most popular humor magazines in Turkey, Gırgır, was closed down after it published a controversial cartoon featuring Moses in its latest...

Assad’s envoy in Astana talks: Turkey must pull its troops out of Syria

A representative of Syria's Bashar al-Assad government at the Astana peace talks said Turkey and Syrian rebels were attempting to disrupt the negotiations by...

Turkish ministry refuses to register short film criticizing executive presidency

Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has refused to register a short film for an upcoming film festival in İstanbul due to scenes that...

TI Turkey: 80 people in ‘no camp’ detained in 1 month as referendum approaches

Turkish police detained at least 80 people who have endorsed a “no” campaign for an upcoming referendum in April that will switch Turkey to an executive...

Imprisoned pro-Kurdish MP says being kept in solitary confinement

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Adana deputy Meral Danış Beştaş said she is being kept in solitary confinement in prison. As part of a parliamentary...

Jailed Professor Gözaydın hopes for a just country

İştar Gözaydın, a prominent social science professor who has been in pre-trial detention for the last 51 days, sent a message from prison saying...

CHP deputy stands firmly behind claim: Erdoğan said ISIL wouldn’t harm Turkey

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Dursun Çiçek said he stands behind his claim that in light of intelligence that Islamic State in...

Turkey’s justice minister accuses Germany of failing to comply with rule of law

In reaction to police raids in Germany on Turkish imams allegedly spying on Gülen movement sympathizers, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Thursday condemned the...

[UPDATE] AKP official who attracted criticism with civil war remarks resigns

Justice and Development Party (AKP) Manisa provincial deputy chairman Ozan Erdem, who warned of a civil war if a "no" vote emerges from a...

Woman detained while visiting imprisoned husband on Valentine’s Day

İ.A.O. was detained at a prison in Trabzon on Valentine’s Day when she was visiting her husband, H.O., who had been earlier jailed as...

16 doctors, nurses, academics detained for using ByLock application

A total of 12 health workers, including doctors, nurses and midwives, and four academics were detained in provinces across Turkey as part of investigations...

Turkish consulates call on parents to report Erdoğan critics at German schools

Turkish consulates in Germany have been organizing events for Turkish parents and asking them to spy on critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...

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