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Pro-gov’t journalist: Gülen followers should be forced to commit suicide

Pro-government journalist and writer Fazıl Duygun has called on authorities to force people jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement to commit suicide. “FETÖ...

Gov’t seizes retirement bonus of rights activist removed from civil service job

Turkey’s Social Security Institution (SGK) has refused to pay a retirement bonus to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, one of Turkey’s most renowned human rights activists...

Blind journalist transferred to remote prison, held in windowless cell

Visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat, who was jailed in July 2017 due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, has been sent a...

Detention warrants issued on Monday for 56 over Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Monday issued detention warrants for 56 people over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the...

Jailed Turkish academic: The accusations should at least make sense

Renowned Turkish academic and political scientist Prof. Dr. Sedat Laçiner, who was arrested in the wake of a military coup on July 15, 2016,...

Turkish gov’t working on technology to block use of VPN

Amid concerns over the government's increased grip on the Internet due to a recent regulation governing online media outlets, an expert at the Turkish...

AKP co-founder indicted on charges of insulting Erdoğan

One of the co-founders of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Abdüllatif Şener, has been indicted on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip...

Famous singer Olcay given 10-month jail sentence for insulting Erdoğan

Renowned Turkish singer Zuhal Olcay has been handed down a prison sentence of 10 months by a Turkish court on charges of insulting Turkish...

HRW urges EU to press Turkey to admit Syrian refugees, halt deportations

A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has alleged that Turkey has been carrying out mass deportations of Syrians, calling on the European Union...

European leaders condemn Turkey’s actions in Mediterranean

European leaders are set to strongly condemn Turkey's "illegal actions" toward Greece and Cyprus in a blistering denunciation to be released on Thursday that...

Erdoğan aide says Russia is more strategic ally for Turkey than US

Yiğit Bulut, chief advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said on public TV that Russia is more of a strategic partner and ally...

Merkel strongly condemns Turkish military offensive in Afrin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday sharply criticized an ongoing Turkish military offensive in the northern Syrian town of Afrin, describing it as unacceptable. Speaking...

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