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Report exposes rights violations, inadequate conditions, in Turkish prisons

A comprehensive report, released last week by the Platform for Peace & Justice (PPJ) on prison conditions in Turkey under a state of emergency...

[VIDEO] Another person detained in Turkey for wearing ‘hero’ T-shirt

A 30-year-old hotel receptionist in Turkey’s resort district of Bodrum, identified only by his initials Ö.C.K, was detained for wearing a T-shirt bearing a...

Turkey, Iraq agree to open second border gate to bypass Kurdish region

Turkey and Iraq agreed to open an alternate border crossing to the Habur gate, controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), during a visit...

Turkish court rules for arrest of 10 activists, 2 journalists

A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled for the arrest and pretrial detention of 10 pro-Kurdish and leftist activists and two journalists in İstanbul, the...

Journalist Kuray detained in police raid in Istanbul

Zeynep Kuray, a reporter for the Birgün daily, was detained on Wednesday evening in a police raid on her home in the Kadıköy district...

Turkish minister says cutting of EU financial assistance ‘meaningless’ for Turkey

Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik said on Wednesday that the European Union’s intention to remove pre-accession financial assistance to Turkey “means nothing”...

Turkish Justice Ministry cancels visit to US over diplomatic row

Turkey’s Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday that it had canceled a planned visit by ministry officials to the US due to an ongoing diplomatic...

[OPINION] The jihadist mindset flourishes in Turkey’s judiciary

Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey’s Islamist and neo-nationalist government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been busy planting religious zealots, fanatics and jihadists in key positions...

Pro-gov’t Turkish mafia leader defends threat against Academics for Peace

Pro-government ultranationalist Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker, who had threatened signatories of the Academics for Peace (BAK) declaration of Jan. 11 2016, has defended...

Turkey’s main opposition party calls for early local elections

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday called for early local elections, in a challenge to the chairperson of...

Detention warrants issued for 43 across Turkey over Gülen links

Amid a non-stop witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, detention warrants were issued on Tuesday for 43 people as part of investigations into the...

Erdoğan says Idlib complete, Afrin to be next

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said Turkey has to a great extent completed its operation in the Syrian province of Idlib, saying Afrin...

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