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Justice minister says autopsy results show use of chemical weapons in Idlib attack

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said autopsies performed on three bodies that were brought from the Syrian province of Idlib to the southern...

Law societies, journalism organization condemn colleagues’ persecution in Turkey  

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and the European Association of Judges (EAJ) have...

Turkey blocks access to 4 more opposition media outlets

Access to opposition news websites sendika.org, dihaber, ANF Türkçe and Özgürlükçü Demokrasi was blocked in Turkey by the government on Tuesday, news website Diken reported. The websites...

International bar organization condemns gov’t repression of lawyers in Turkey

The International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) on Tuesday issued a statement expressing alarm over the intensification of repression carried out by Turkish...

Turkey allows German officials to meet jailed Die Welt journalist Yücel

The Turkish government has issued permission to German Embassy officials in Turkey to visit jailed journalist Deniz Yücel, who works for the German Die...

Turkey annual inflation reaches 11.2 percent in March, highest since 2008

Turkey's annual inflation hit its highest point in March since 2008 as it reached 11.29 percent, data released on Monday by the Turkish Statistics...

Russian airstrikes hit Syrian rebel outpost near Turkey border

Jets believed to be Russian hit an outpost run by moderate rebel forces in northwestern Syria near a major border crossing with Turkey, Reuters...

HDP’s Taşdemir released after detention

Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir, a pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy, was released after being detained on Sunday in Muş province where she was campaigning...

Turkish government detains journalist again 2 days after release

Former Zaman journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya has been taken into custody again two days after he was released from an-eight-month-long imprisonment. Zaman’s former local news representative...

Report: 262 Turkish diplomatic, military personnel have requested asylum in Germany

A total of 262 Turkish diplomatic and military personnel have applied for political asylum in Germany, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday. According to the report,...

HDP Co-chair Demirtaş ends hunger strike after promises from prison administration

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş and HDP Hakkari deputy Abdullah Zeydan, who began a hunger strike in Edirne Prison on Thursday...

Ülker suspends employees responsible for disputed TV commercial

Turkey’s largest food producer, Ülker, announced on Saturday that it has suspended all employees whose "negligence" led to the airing of a TV commercial...

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