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Turkish court rules to keep Greek soldiers in prison

A court in Turkey’s northwestern Edirne province on Tuesday ruled to keep in prison two Greek soldiers who were detained by Turkish troops patrolling...

HRW: Turkish gov’t has reached ‘new low’ with social media crackdown

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the Turkish government for prosecuting large numbers of people in recent weeks over social media posts protesting Turkey’s...

Jewelry store chain, Istanbul company seized over alleged Gülen links

Two more companies have been seized as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a...

Wiretaps reveal Erdoğan behind protests in Berlin against Armenian bill

Wiretaps of phone conversations between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk have revealed that Erdoğan was...

Turkey resumes flights to northern Iraq after 6-month international ban

The first Turkish airplane landed at Erbil, the administrative capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, on Tuesday after Turkey lifted its six-month ban on...

American pastor Brunson to appear in Turkish court on April 16

Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who faces 35 years in prison for allegedly perpetrating crimes in the name of the Gülen movement and the...

Detention warrants issued on Tuesday for 62 over Gülen links

The Ağrı and Mersin chief public prosecutors' offices on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 62 people over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...

EU says no concrete answers from Turkey’s Erdoğan on issues of concern

European Union leaders on Monday said they received no concrete answers from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a long list of concerns, from...

[OPINION] CPJ downplays the number of jailed journalists in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt Although there are varying figures on the number of jailed journalists and media workers in Turkey from different advocacy groups, one thing that...

Photo shows jailed teacher at graves of relatives who died after prison visit

A photo showing Burak Aydın, a teacher jailed for alleged Gülen links, visiting the graves of four of his family members who died in...

568 detained in one week over alleged Gülen links

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 568 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...

2,500 schools confiscated, 30,000 teachers dismissed over Gülen links

Turkish Education Ministry Undersecretary Yusuf Tekin on Sunday said they have completed a purge of Gülen movement members and institutions in his ministry, the...

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