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Report: Suspicious abductions in Turkey raise fears of state role

A series of mysterious kidnappings in Turkey is bringing back the fear of forced disappearances by state agencies in the mid-1990s, Politico has reported. According...

HRF advertises in NYC daily, launches #Erdoganout campaign during UNGA

The New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) on Tuesday took out an advertisement in the Metro New York newspaper criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Jailed journalist Ayşenur Parıldak given courage award by Norwegian rights group

Ayşenur Parıldak, a 27-year-old reporter from Turkey’s now-closed Zaman newspaper who has been behind bars for 13 months, was named the recipient of the...

[UPDATE] French journalist expected arrive in Paris on Sunday

French journalist Loup Bureau, who was released after 52 days in detention in Turkey, is expected to arrive in Paris on Sunday. According to French...

Survey shows Turkey, Italy most anti-immigration while Britain positive

Turkey and Italy are most worried about immigration, while Britain has become much less concerned, a global survey said on Thursday. According to a recent...

[VIDEO] Nazarbayev says Kazakh-Turk schools belong to Kazakhstan, no extradition of teachers

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Thursday that Kazakh-Turk high schools that are allegedly linked to the faith-based Gülen movement belong to Kazakhstan and...

Dutch IT firm debunks MİT report on ByLock that put 75K Turks behind bars

Dutch cyber security firm Fox-IT, known for providing cyber security solutions to governments, said on Wednesday that it had debunked a report by Turkey’s...

OSCE, UN media freedom watchdogs call on Turkey to release jailed journalists

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and United Nations officials for media freedom on Tuesday called on Turkey to release six...

US House committee urges vigilance against violence by Erdoğan bodyguards

The US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs on Friday sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson requesting that he take...

Wording barring entry of Turkish officials into US passes Senate subcommittee

A subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending bill for the State Department that includes a section giving the...

Sudan arrests Gülen-linked businessman at Turkey’s request

Sudanese police on Wednesday detained Turkish businessman Memduh Çıkmaz at Turkey's request as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement. According to the...

Arrest warrants ordered for former Turkish minister, state-run bank manager, 2 others

According to a note on an indictment filed on Wednesday, arrest warrants have been ordered from the US District Court for the Southern District...

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