Turkey’s interior minister denies strip-search claims, brands rights advocate MP a ‘terrorist’
Turkey
December 24, 2020
Turkey’s interior minister denies strip-search claims, brands rights advocate MP a ‘terrorist’
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu denied recent claims made by pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that…
Bill on preventing terrorism financing violates freedom of association, 520 NGOs say in joint statement
Turkey
December 24, 2020
Bill on preventing terrorism financing violates freedom of association, 520 NGOs say in joint statement
A total of 520 nongovernmental organizations in Turkey said in a joint statement that a bill recently proposed by the…
Erdoğan gives cold shoulder to aide’s remarks on release of Arınç, Kavala
Turkey
November 23, 2020
Erdoğan gives cold shoulder to aide’s remarks on release of Arınç, Kavala
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declined to support the remarks of one of his aides who called for the…
Jailed journalist Baransu gets 17 years for report on MGK decision
Turkey
November 23, 2020
Jailed journalist Baransu gets 17 years for report on MGK decision
An İstanbul court has handed down a jail sentence of 17 years, one month to jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu…
20 pct of Israelis returning from Turkey test positive for coronavirus: report
World
November 23, 2020
20 pct of Israelis returning from Turkey test positive for coronavirus: report
Twenty out of every 100 Israelis who traveled to Turkey in October tested positive for COVID-19, putting Turkey in first…
US senator calls for release of female Turkish journalists among other political prisoners
World
October 17, 2020
US senator calls for release of female Turkish journalists among other political prisoners
Imprisoned Turkish journalists Ayşenur Parıldak and Hanım Büşra Erdal are among the female political prisoners that US Senator Bob Menendez,…
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Ayhan Bilgen, a former co-mayor from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was recently arrested along with 16 other…
Outrage boils over as photos reveal suspicious death of inmate in Turkish prison
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Outrage boils over as photos reveal suspicious death of inmate in Turkish prison
Postmortem photos of former Deputy Police Chief Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, who was found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkey’s Gümüşhane…
Missile launched near Turkey’s Black Sea coast after S-400s deployed-video
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Missile launched near Turkey’s Black Sea coast after S-400s deployed-video
The Turkish military purportedly shot a missile into the sky near the country’s Black Sea coast, where there was an…
Turkey sets up new military post amid escalating tensions in Idlib
World
October 16, 2020
Turkey sets up new military post amid escalating tensions in Idlib
Turkey has set up a new military post in the village of Qoqfin, situated in a disputed area of northwestern…