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18 people detained in morning raids across Turkey

Police have taken 18 people into custody in four cities across Turkey in raids that were launched early in the morning, Turkish media reported on...

Nobel laureate Pamuk investigated on charges of insulting Atatürk, flag

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk on allegations of insulting the founder of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and...

Press organizations call on Turkey to release Syrian journalist Shama, halt deportation proceedings

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in two separate statements on Friday called on the Turkish government to immediately release...

Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 183 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 183 people including teachers, lawyers, engineers, former civil servants, academics and active duty...

Father of 4 imprisoned on Gülen links says he hasn’t seen his family for more than 2 years

Erkam Özkaya, a father of four arrested for links to the Gülen movement, said he hadn’t seen his family for more than two years...

38 former judges and prosecutors indicted for ‘conspiracy’ in match-fixing scandal

An İstanbul prosecutor has drafted an indictment against 38 former judges and prosecutors on conspiracy-related charges regarding a match-fixing scandal that surfaced in 2011,...

Court upholds Turkish baklava tycoon’s sentence over alleged Gülen links

A regional appeals court in İstanbul has upheld a prison sentence handed down to Faruk Güllü, founder of the well-known Güllüoğlu baklava chain, on...

Academic detained due to ‘Kurdistan’ post on social media

A research assistant at a university in eastern Turkey was detained after he was suspended by the university over a “Kurdistan” post on social...

Iranian intelligence threatens and abducts dissidents living in Turkey

Iranian intelligence threatens and abducts dissidents living in Turkey’s Van province, including journalists, politicians, businesspeople and artists, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported on...

Syrian journalist in Turkey forced to sign repatriation document for ‘banana’ video protesting discrimination

Majed Shama, a Syrian journalist residing in Turkey, was forced to sign a “voluntary repatriation document” after his report on Syrian refugees sharing videos...

University refuses admission to woman jailed over Gülen links

Ünzile Köşker, who was jailed for alleged links to the Gülen movement, was not allowed to enroll at a university despite passing the nationwide...

Turkey’s top court finds no rights violation in case of dismissed public servants Gülmen and Özakça

The Turkish Constitutional Court found no rights violations in the case of academic Nuriye Gülmen and teacher Semih Özakça, both of whom were fired...

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