Turkey
Turkey orders detention of 168 as part of post-coup crackdown on Gülen movement
June 18, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 168 as part of post-coup crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors in İzmir, Konya and Ankara provinces issued detention warrants for 168 people as part of a post-coup crackdown…
Pro-gov’t journalist attacked after insults targeting Turkish generals
June 15, 2019
Pro-gov’t journalist attacked after insults targeting Turkish generals
Pro-government Yeni Akit daily journalist Murat Alan was beaten on Friday in an İstanbul neighborhood by four men with sticks,…
Former HDP deputy Ferhat Encü released from prison
June 15, 2019
Former HDP deputy Ferhat Encü released from prison
Former pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Şırnak deputy Ferhat Encü was released from Kandıra Prison in northern Turkey on Friday…
Wife of exiled Turkish journalist reunites with family despite being denied passport
June 15, 2019
Wife of exiled Turkish journalist reunites with family despite being denied passport
Dilek Dündar, the spouse of journalist Can Dündar, who lives in exile in Germany, announced on Friday that she has…
Turkish prosecutors seek aggravated life for HDP politicians targeted by interior minister
June 13, 2019
Turkish prosecutors seek aggravated life for HDP politicians targeted by interior minister
Adana prosecutors have indicted 12 local politicians from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who were previously verbally targeted by Interior…
2 Turkish journalists moved from prison to house arrest
June 13, 2019
2 Turkish journalists moved from prison to house arrest
Editor Semiha Şahin and reporter Pınar Gayıp from the Etkin News Agency (ETHA) have been released from prison into house…
Turkish columnist turns self in to serve prison sentence for insulting Erdoğan
June 13, 2019
Turkish columnist turns self in to serve prison sentence for insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish columnist who was assaulted last month in front of his apartment turned himself in on Thursday to serve…
İstanbul Municipality workers demonstrate against opposition candidate İmamoğlu
June 13, 2019
İstanbul Municipality workers demonstrate against opposition candidate İmamoğlu
Employees of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality on Wednesday held a demonstration in protest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition candidate for…
Turkish university student sentenced to 7.5 years over Gülen links
June 13, 2019
Turkish university student sentenced to 7.5 years over Gülen links
Muhammed Harun Bulut, a Turkish university student in Adana province, on Thursday was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for…
Interior Ministry starts examining İmamoğlu’s 5 years as district mayor
June 11, 2019
Interior Ministry starts examining İmamoğlu’s 5 years as district mayor
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched an inspection in İstanbul’s Beylikdüzü district of documents dated between 2014 and 2019, when the…