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Jailed Turkish attorney to receive 2019 Lawyers for Lawyers Award

Selçuk Kozağaçlı, a jailed Turkish human rights attorney, will receive the Lawyers for Lawyers Award for 2019, the international lawyers organization announced on Friday. The award “aims...

Turks surpass all other countries in NASA campaign to send names to Mars

Applications from Turkey to NASA’s recent campaign to send individuals’ names to Mars next year have vastly surpassed all other countries’ lists, the Hürriyet Daily News reported. Although it...

Wikipedia petitions ECtHR over Turkey ban

Wikipedia is taking Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over a two-year ban imposed on the site in the country, the BBC reported...

Switzerland detains representative of pro-Erdoğan Turkish daily Sabah

Mehmet Çek, the Sabah newspaper’s representative in Switzerland, was taken into custody by police at his home, according to several reports on Turkish media. He announced the news...

Prosecutors to seek up to 11 years for CHP official, pro-gov’t daily reports

İstanbul prosecutors are poised to demand up to 11 years in prison for Canan Kaftancıoğlu, the İstanbul provincial chairwoman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP),...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court says no violation of rights in Kavala’s prosecution

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday said jailed Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala’s right to freedom and security were not violated during his prosecution, the CNN...

Turkey ‘besieged by global media,’ pro-gov’t daily claims

The Yeni Şafak newspaper on Tuesday said Turkey is being besieged by the global media, referring to a series of digital news platforms in Turkish launched...

Libyan military officer claims Turkish ship brought ISIL militants to Libya: report

Col. Abu Bakr al-Badri, a Libyan naval operations officer in the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has claimed that the Turkish ship...

Lengthy detentions Turkey’s biggest problem, ECtHR judge says

Işıl Karakaş, the Turkish judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), has said prolonged detentions are the most serious issue Turkey is faced with...

[ANALYSIS] What happened to the 15 now-closed Gülen-linked universities and their assets?

The Turkish government issued a decree immediately after a failed coup in 2016 and ordered the closure of 15 universities affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement,...

Turkey seeks 249 suspects over claims of cheating on foreign ministry entrance exam

Authorities in Turkey have issued detention warrants for 249 people as part of an investigation into alleged cheating during exams to recruit staff for the country’s...

Turkey in 95th place in index ranking countries based on Islamic principles of governance

Turkey ranked 95th in the 2018 Islamicity Indices, a ranking of world countries based on Islamic principles of governance, The Independent’s Turkish service reported on Sunday. The...

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