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CoE expresses concern about state of emergency measures in Turkey

Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland has released a statement expressing his concerns about the state of emergency and freedom of expression in...

Iğdır University rector detained over alleged Gülen links

Iğdır University Rector Professor İbrahim Hakkı Yılmaz was detained on Sunday evening as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement. Turkey survived a...

AKP gov’t decrees contravene constitution, int’l law, legal experts say

Two government decrees issued by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on Saturday contravene Turkey's constitution and violate international law and agreements to...

Oklahoma governor declares October 29, 2016, ‘Enes Kanter Day’

Oklohama Governor Mary Fallin officially declared Oct. 29, 2016 “Enes Kanter Day” for the professional success of the Oklahoma City Thunder player and his...

Spokesperson says introducing death penalty against CoE membership

Daniel Holtgen, director of communications at the Council of Europe (CoE) and spokesperson of Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland, has dismissed plans by Turkey to introduce...

Arrested Turkish psychiatrist diagnosed with cancer, journalist claims

Held under arrest over his alleged links to the Gülen movement since Sept. 28, prominent psychiatry professor Haluk Savaş was reportedly diagnosed with cancer,...

1,267 more academics dismissed

As part of a post-coup-attempt purge, the Turkish government has dismissed 1,267 more academics from universities under new state of emergency decrees issued on...

Man who attacked nurse arrested after his release

After a high criminal court in İstanbul issued a detention warrant on Friday for a man who was released by another court earlier this...

460 dismissed, 110 arrested, 196 detained over coup charges on Friday

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves hunted down and taken...

Pro-Kurdish HDP Co-chair Demirtaş: We are not political wing of PKK

Selahattin Demirtaş, co-chairman of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), said on Friday that his party does not represent the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in...

NATO to continue presence in Aegean despite Turkey urging end of mission

NATO has said that it will continue to crack down on migrant flows in the Aegean Sea, despite a call by Turkish Defense Minister...

Arrested judge held in solitary confinement for psychological torture, wife says

The wife of Muhsin Durmaz, a judge dismissed from his job by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) in the aftermath of...

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