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CHP warns Erdoğan not to meddle in their municipalities

Amid a crisis between several mayors from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the main opposition Republican People's Party...

HRW calls on Turkey to release civil society activist Kavala

Emma Sinclair-Webb, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Turkey director, on Thursday called on Turkish authorities to release businessman and civil society activist Osman Kavala, who...

Reporter sentenced to 6 years for ‘crime’ of working for Zaman

Turkish journalist Mehmet Kuru was sentenced by a Turkish court to six years, three months in prison simply because he used to work for...

Turkish businessman and civil activist Kavala detained at İstanbul airport

Osman Kavala, one of Turkey’s most prominent businessmen and chairman of the İstanbul-based Anadolu Kültür Association, was taken into custody by Turkish police upon...

Turkey’s presidential spokesperson: Visa crisis with US to be resolved soon

İbrahim Kalın, spokesperson for the Turkish Presidency, said on Wednesday that talks between the US and Turkey over an ongoing diplomatic crisis are moving...

Jagland talks to Turkish justice minister for the release of jailed rights defenders

Thorbjørn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, held a phone conversation with Turkey’s Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül and called for the release...

AI: EU leaders must press Turkey on human rights

Iverna McGowan, director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, said ahead of a European Council meeting on Oct. 19 and 20 which is expected...

Turkish PM welcomes Kirkuk takeover by Baghdad

Turkish Prime Minister and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairperson Binali Yıldırım said on Tuesday that Turkey welcomes the takeover of Kirkuk...

Turkey’s security council seeks closure of airspace to KRG

Turkey's National Security Council (MGK), chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the presidential palace in Ankara, has recommended that Turkey close its airspace...

Turkish court accepts indictment seeking 15 years for human rights defenders

The İstanbul 35th High Criminal Court has accepted an indictment drafted by the İstanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office seeking up to 15 years each for...

MHP leader says Barzani should be captured

Chairperson of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli has said that if the need arises, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in...

Prosecutor seeks 15 years for journalist Güven over one tweet

An İstanbul prosecutor has demanded a 15-year sentence for Cumhuriyet daily website editor Oğuz Güven, who was jailed between May 15 and June 14...

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