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35 purge victims committed suicide during emergency rule, CHP report reveals

A total of 35 people who have been affected by a purge carried by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in the aftermath...

AKP deputy visited General Staff headquarters on July 15, indictment reveals

Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Şirin Ünal visited the headquarters of the General Staff in Ankara hours before a failed coup on July...

Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia

The Turkish Telecommunications Authority (BTK) has announced that access to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has been blocked all across Turkey. The ban on Wikipedia went...

Turkish-Swiss policeman arrested in Basel for spying on Erdoğan critics

A Basel police officer of Turkish origin has been arrested on charges of spying on critics of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Switzerland. According...

Report: US troops deploy along Syrian-Turkish border

As clashes between Turkey and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) continue, US armored vehicles are reported to be deploying to areas in northern...

Turkey deploys more troops on Syria border

With clashes between the Turkish military and Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) militants continuing, Turkey on Friday deployed more troops on the Syrian border,...

Erdoğan meets with Barzani amid clashes with YPG

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday met with Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) Nechervan Barzani in İstanbul, amid tension...

Prosecutor seeks 6 life sentences for 46 suspects in ‘Erdogan assassination’ case

A prosecutor in Muğla has demanded six consecutive life sentences for each of 46 suspects, including 37 members of the military, in an alleged...

President Erdoğan to join AKP ranks on May 2

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will join the ranks of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on May 2 after the announcement of...

Freedom House: Turkey among ‘not free’ countries in press freedom

The US-based Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world, has named Turkey as among the countries...

CHP applies to ECtHR for cancellation of referendum results

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanding cancellation of the results of a...

Turkey systematically jails women as part of fear campaign, SCF report reveals

Thousands of women in Turkey, many with small children, have been jailed in an unprecedented crackdown and subjected to torture and ill-treatment in detention...

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