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Police mistreat leftist lawyers in custody, subject them to ‘musical torture’

  Four lawyers and six law students who were detained as part of an investigation into the leftist İstanbul People’s Law Bureau on Thursday were...

Council of Europe commissioner urges Turkey to stop curfews

In a statement released on Friday, Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks called on Turkey to stop imposing curfews in...

Turkey now detains lawyer representing imprisoned HDP co-chair

Sevda Çelik Özbingöl, a lawyer representing Figen Yüksekdağ, the arrested co-chair of Turkey’s third largest political party, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has...

3,592 staff members returned to posts at Education Ministry

Turkey's Education Ministry announced on Friday that 3,692 staff members who were recently suspended as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...

Dink murder trial judge detained over alleged Gülen links

One of the judges hearing a trial of public officials implicated in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was detained in his chambers...

1,213 social media users arrested in Turkey on ‘propaganda’ charges since July 15

A total of 1,213 Twitter and Facebook users have been arrested and 818 others were released pending trial on accusations of disseminating propaganda on...

Turkey says ‘a good part’ of Syrian Kurdish YPG has left Manbij

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Thursday that “a good part” of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) have withdrawn from...

Turkey denies renewal of former Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar’s press card

Turkey's Directorate General of Press and Information (BYEGM) has denied a request by former Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar for renewal of his permanent...

52 businessmen detained in Izmir-based coup probe

A total of 52 businessmen were taken into custody as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding...

Lira hits record low as MHP, AKP agree on constitutional amendment

The Turkish lira fell to another historic low against the US dollar, declining from around 3.43 to more than 3.50 lira to the dollar...

45 more academics, teachers detained on coup charges

A total of 45 people including teachers and academics were taken into custody on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement,...

Gaziantep Governor’s Office bans all protest activities in December

The Gaziantep Governor’s Office has announced that a ban has been imposed on all protest activities in the city during the month of December. A...

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