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Report: Mass torture, abuse at unofficial detention center in Turkey’s capital

Credible reports of mass torture and abuse in an unofficial detention center in the Turkish capital have been received by the Stockholm Center for...

3,623 aggravated life sentences sought for Gülen

Turkish prosecutors, part of a judiciary strongly under the influence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, have demanded 3,623 aggravated life sentences for Islamic scholar...

Pro-gov’t journalist says killing Gülen followers, even their babies, a religious obligation

Hüseyin Adalan, a journalist working for a number of pro-government media outlets, has said it is a religious obligation to kill all followers of...

40, fleeing gov’t witch-hunt against Gülen movement, arrested

Forty out of 61 people who were detained in İstanbul while in hiding because of an ongoing government witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement...

Police raid publishing house in İstanbul, detain editors, seize 2,170 books

Turkish police on Sunday night raided the Belge Publishing House in İstanbul, searching the premises for about three hours, Turkish media reports said. The officials...

Former AKP deputy detained over Gülen links

Former Justice and Development Party (AKP)  Mersin deputy Ahmet Tevfik Uzun was detained on Monday morning as part of an operation targeting the faith-based...

Belgian PM says he won’t allow Turks in Belgium to vote in referendum on reinstating death penalty

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Saturday that Belgians of Turkish origin will not be allowed to vote in a referendum on the...

34 detained during protests marking 44th anniversary of Deniz Gezmiş’s execution

Thirty-four people were detained during demonstrations on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the 1972 execution of Deniz Gezmiş and his colleagues by...

66-year-old journalist says denied access to books, writing materials, in prison

Under arrest since July 31, 2016, veteran columnist and writer Ali Bulaç has said he is being denied access to books in prison. A delegation...

CHP refers deputy to disciplinary committee over remarks against party chairman

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) administrative council has referred Mersin deputy Fikri Sağlar to the disciplinary committee over recent remarks that Chairman...

[VIDEO] Reinvention of Ottoman era continues: Honor guard assigned to Ertuğrul’s tomb

The reinvention of the Ottoman Empire's founding era, which has been promoted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party...

Police detain 2 for displaying PKK-colored fabric in wedding convoy

Turkish police detained two people in a wedding convoy for holding a piece of red, green and yellow fabric, colors that symbolize the outlawed...

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