Turkey
‘Turkey Tribunal’ established to adjudicate human rights violations, raise int’l awareness
World
June 11, 2020
‘Turkey Tribunal’ established to adjudicate human rights violations, raise int’l awareness
A “Turkey Tribunal” has been established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey including torture, abductions, shortcomings in freedom…
Documents reveal Ankara obtained identities of hundreds of Turkish asylum seekers in Greece, Germany
World
June 10, 2020
Documents reveal Ankara obtained identities of hundreds of Turkish asylum seekers in Greece, Germany
Turkey’s intelligence agency has obtained information on the identity of hundreds of Turkish nationals who have applied for asylum in…
Turkey orders detention of 414 alleged Gülen members in post-coup crackdown
Turkey
June 9, 2020
Turkey orders detention of 414 alleged Gülen members in post-coup crackdown
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 414 people, mainly military personnel, over suspected links to the network that Ankara…
Erdoğan will allow court to decide fate of Hagia Sophia as mosque or museum
Turkey
June 9, 2020
Erdoğan will allow court to decide fate of Hagia Sophia as mosque or museum
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he is waiting for a decision from the Council of State regarding the…
Erdoğan tells Trump Kurdish militia, Gülenists involved in US protests
World
June 8, 2020
Erdoğan tells Trump Kurdish militia, Gülenists involved in US protests
The orchestrators of violence and looting during US protests against the death of a black man in police custody were…
16-year-old Kurdish teen found murdered after kidnapped by rebels in Syria’s Afrin
Turkey
June 8, 2020
16-year-old Kurdish teen found murdered after kidnapped by rebels in Syria’s Afrin
A 16-year-old Kurdish teenager was found murdered on Sunday after being kidnapped by a Turkish-backed rebel group in the Syrian…
2 Turkish journalists detained in ‘espionage’ probe: report
Turkey
June 8, 2020
2 Turkish journalists detained in ‘espionage’ probe: report
Turkish police on Monday detained two journalists for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged “political and military espionage,”…
Judge says in book people arrested in July 2016 coup probes should be executed
Turkey
June 8, 2020
Judge says in book people arrested in July 2016 coup probes should be executed
Selami Turabi, a judge who is also a senior official at the Justice Ministry responsible for European Union affairs, has…
Turkish polling guru says AKP vote below 30 percent in February survey
Turkey
June 7, 2020
Turkish polling guru says AKP vote below 30 percent in February survey
The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have had…
3-month ban on layoffs could be extended by Turkish gov’t: report
World
June 5, 2020
3-month ban on layoffs could be extended by Turkish gov’t: report
Turkey could extend a three-month ban on layoffs that was imposed in April to offset shuttered businesses and unemployment in…