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Pro-gov’t Boğaziçi rector refuses to quit, expects protests to end in 6 months

Melih Bulu, the new rector of İstanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University whose appointment by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sparked ongoing protests, stated that he has...

MEPs call on EU member states to take action at CoE meeting for release of Demirtaş

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on EU member states to use all means at their disposal to ensure the release of...

Violent clashes erupt during Turkey’s student protests

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested more than 170 people in İstanbul and Ankara as a month of student protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Demise of yet another purge victim in Turkey: Former police chief dies of COVID-19 in prison

Kahraman Sezer, 44, the former chief superintendent of the national police imprisoned on terrorism-related charges due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

I could hear the screams of tortured detainees, former bureaucrat says

“During my 10 days in detention, I could hear the screams of other detainees who were being tortured,” said Servet Erdil when talking about...

Erdoğan intensifies crackdown on opponents through mass detentions

Cevheri Güven In the last two days, Turkey’s authorities have detained over 500 government critics including Kurds, Gülen movement followers and protesting university students. As...

Turkish prosecutors say no need to investigate disappearance of former bureaucrat

Turkish prosecutors in the northwestern province of Kocaeli have announced that there is no reason to investigate the disappearance of Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, a...

Assyrian, Chaldean associations call on Turkish authorities to investigate disappearance of villagers

Chaldean and Assyrian associations in Europe, the United States, Australia and Iraq sent a joint letter to Turkey’s justice and interior ministers demanding a...

Erdoğan’s nationalist ally backs call to rewrite Turkish constitution

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's election partner on Tuesday backed his surprise call to draft a new constitution, which some see as a bid...

ECtHR gives notice to Ankara over reassignment of 169 judges before 2016 coup

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday gave notice to the Turkish government on cases concerning the reassignment of 169 judges in...

Rights court fines Turkey over British artist’s conviction on Erdoğan insult charges

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 2,000 euros ($2,407) in non-pecuniary damages for violating the freedom of speech...

You robbed me of my workplace, Erdoğan. Take your hands off my university!

Opinion by Fatma Zibak When I saw the heavy police presence at İstanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University, where I had the opportunity to earn my bachelor’s...

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