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Wife, daughter of purge victim who died of cancer detained

Turkish police on Tuesday detained the wife and daughter of Associate Professor Ahmet Turan Özcerit, who was removed from his job, jailed and died of cancer...

One out of four young Turks intends to move abroad: report

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has released a report that claims a quarter of the country’s young population is interested in settling in other countries,...

Baby accompanying mother in prison joins 700 other kids growing up behind bars

Selma Betül Urunga, a 2-year-old whose parents were jailed as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting Gülen movement followers, has been sent to Mersin Prison to...

Teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives vindicated by top Turkish court

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the imprisonment of Kurdish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who during a TV program in 2016 called for an end to...

Turkey cancels press accreditation of 682 journalists in 4 months

The Turkish government cancelled 682 press cards between November and March, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Thursday. According to the report there were 15,423 permanent press card...

36 women in Turkey murdered in April: report

A report released by the Stop the Murder of Women Platform shows that 36 women in Turkey were murdered in April. According to the report the...

NBA fires Turkish social media vendor after Enes Kanter censored in tweets

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has fired the Turkish company in charge of operating its Turkish-centric Twitter account after it failed to mention Enes Kanter’s efforts...

Turkish court acquits purged teacher 3 months after he dies at construction site in work-related accident

A Turkish appeals court on Tuesday acquitted a purge victim teacher who died three months ago while working at a construction site, the tr724 news website...

Turkey orders detention of 62 including military, police officers, over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors on Monday and Tuesday ordered the detention of 62 people, including military members and police officers, as part of a massive post-coup crackdown targeting...

2 years on, Wikipedia still remains blocked in Turkey

April 29 marked the second anniversary of a ban imposed by Turkish authorities on access to popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, with some international press organizations calling on...

Turk whose story inspired blockbuster movie falls ill after 31 months in prison

A Turkish woman whose story inspired a blockbuster movie in 2015 has developed serious health problems during her 31 months in prison and solitary confinement, the...

Purge Museum visits Brussels, telling of tragedies in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

Purge Museum, an initiative that collects and exhibits items belonging to individuals who survived Turkey’s massive crackdown on the Gülen movement, opened for a four-day run...

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