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Spain arrests suspected PKK member wanted by Germany

A man suspected of membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and wanted by Germany was arrested on the island of Mallorca in...

Turkish gov’t increases departure fee by 233 percent amid criticism

The Turkish government is increasing the overseas departure fee by 233 percent, raising it from 150 lira ($4.50) to 500 lira ($15) amid mounting...

AKP MP plans to visit Kavala, links Turkey’s economic woes to his ongoing imprisonment

A nationalist-leaning lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is planning to visit jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, arguing that the...

Turkey detains 74 over Gülen links on anniversary of coup attempt: minister

Turkish police on Monday detained 74 people across 27 provinces over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

Family punishment in Turkey: Report details how Erdoğan uses the Nazi practice of ‘Sippenhaft’

The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan’s Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft,” a...

3 killed in wildfires in western Turkey

Three people died in wildfires that swept through a forested area in the Çeşme district of İzmir province on Monday, the state-run Anadolu news...

Turkey’s poverty line nears $2,000, quadruple the minimum wage

Turkey’s poverty line has risen to 65,874 lira ($1,993), as millions in the country struggle to make ends meet on a minimum wage of...

Bill to remove stray dogs from Turkey’s streets faces backlash from animal lovers

Turkey’s ruling party presented a controversial bill to parliament on Friday that seeks to round up millions of stray dogs, sparking alarm among animal...

Over 40 CSOs point to systematic torture practices, impunity in Turkey for UN review

More than 40 civil society organizations (CSOs) have submitted reports to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) detailing systematic torture practices, enforced disappearances,...

EU seeks to strengthen trade ties with Turkey despite tensions: report

The European Union is accelerating plans to improve ties with Turkey, aiming to boost trade relations next year, even as Ankara looks toward other...

Top court upholds TV preacher’s sentence, orders confiscation of TL 5 billion in assets

Turkey’s top appeals court has upheld the conviction and 8,658-year prison sentence of Adnan Oktar, a controversial TV preacher, while also ordering the confiscation...

Landmark ECtHR decision demands immediate action in ongoing, finalized Gülen trials: MP

Mustafa Yeneroğlu, a lawmaker from the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), on Thursday said Turkey must implement in all ongoing and finalized trials a...

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