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Islamic cult Menzil under scrutiny after death of 74-year-old leader

The death of Abdulbaki Erol, leader of the Islamic Menzil cult, a sub-branch of the Nakşibendi cult, at the age of 74, has brought...

Lawyers file complaint against soldiers for allegedly harassing shepherds in Kurdish province

The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) has filed a complaint against soldiers who were allegedly engaged in violent behavior toward four shepherds in...

EP Turkey rapporteur says linking Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey’s EU process would be wrong

Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament's Turkey rapporteur, has said it would be wrong to connect Sweden’s entry to NATO and the process for...

Sweden’s Supreme Court blocks 2 extraditions to Turkey

Sweden's top court has blocked the extradition of two people wanted by Turkey for involvement in the faith-based Gülen movement, saying their actions are...

ECtHR faults Turkey for detaining 144 judges and prosecutors after failed 2016 coup

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights by detaining 144 judges and...

Italian NGO report reveals alarming misuse of anti-terrorism tools in Turkey after 2016 coup

The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) has stated in a recent report that they are “concerned” over prosecutorial practices in terrorism cases in...

Coup suspect general says July 15 wasn’t Gülenist coup, but ‘state conspiracy’

In sharp contrast to the narrative of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) regarding the masterminds of a failed coup in Turkey on...

15 Kurdish journalists finally appear in court after 13-month pretrial detention

Eighteen Kurdish journalists, 15 of whom have been in pretrial detention since June 2022 on terrorism-related charges, appeared in court for the first hearing...

Turkey ordered to pay damages to journalist Baransu due to his long pretrial detention

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 9,800 euros to journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct...

NATO agreement with Turkey ‘a good day for Sweden’: Swedish PM

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Monday said he was "very happy" that Sweden reached an agreement with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to...

Turkey’s unemployment rate falls to 9.5 percent in May: report

Turkey's unemployment rate edged down 0.5 percentage points month-on-month to 9.5 percent in May, Reuters reported on Monday, citing official data, while a seasonally...

2 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in northern Iraq

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Sunday when members of the “separatist terror organization” opened fire on them, the Turkish Defense...

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