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HDP leader says Diyarbakır co-mayors not arrested but taken hostage by AKP

Co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş has refused to use legal terminology to describe what happened to two Diyarbakır co-mayors,...

IFJ, EFJ condemn gov’t crackdown on Cumhuriyet daily

In a written statement issued on Monday, the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) condemned a new wave of media repression by Turkish...

Zaman reporter in prison for 3 months but never lost hope

Emre Soncan, a former Zaman reporter in Ankara who was arrested in government operations targeting critical journalists following a failed coup attempt in Turkey...

Turkey now blames Gülen movement for 9/11 attacks

In yet another example of scapegoating the Gülen movement for anything bad in Turkey or in anywhere else in the world, President Recep Tayyip...

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...

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