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EP slams Turkey for pressure on opposition, particularly HDP

The European Parliament (EP) condemned the Turkish government for its repressive policies targeting opposition parties, particularly the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), in a...

19 former police academy students detained over Gülen links

Turkish police on Friday detained 19 former police academy students as part of an İstanbul-based operation due to their alleged links to the Gülen...

Turkey’s central banker under investigation over alleged plagiarism in Ph.D. thesis

Turkish Central Bank Governor Şahap Kavcıoğlu is being investigated following allegations that he used plagiarized data in his doctoral thesis back in 2003, Bloomberg...

Minister armed civilians with unregistered guns during coup attempt: mob boss

Turkish mob boss Sedat Peker has revealed that a large number of civilians were armed with unregistered guns during a 2016 coup attempt and afterward, under...

EU will ‘never accept’ two states on Cyprus: Von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday Brussels would "never accept" the two-state solution for Cyprus that Turkey advocates as a condition...

Inmates in Turkish prisons strip-searched and denied basic necessities: report

Human rights violations are continuing in Turkish prisons as inmates are denied basic necessities and are subjected to strip-searches, according to local media, citing...

Turkey a leading country in violating women journalists’ rights: CFWIJ report

Turkey was a leading country in the violation of women journalists’ rights in June, according to a monthly report released by the Coalition For Women...

Journalist convicted for reporting on cartoons critical of Erdoğan

Cem Şimşek, the news editor for the Evrensel daily, was on Thursday convicted on charges of insulting Turkish President  for reporting on cartoons published...

A university in İstanbul is fighting for its soul

Alin Ozinian Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s appointment of an outside rector to Istanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University has led to 27 weeks of demonstrations, hundreds...

Erdoğan, opposition leader argue over use of commercial flights versus private jets

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the main opposition leader have exchanged words over the latter’s plans to sell 13 jets used by Erdoğan...

Advocacy group launches campaign for release of jailed journalist Avcı

Jailed Journos, an independent organization aiming to help imprisoned press members in Turkey make their stories heard, has announced that it will be launching...

Turkish journalist in exile attacked outside his home in Berlin

Erk Acarer, a Turkish journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government who lives in exile in Germany, on...

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