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Parents imprisoned, 11-year-old diagnosed with leukemia

Hakan Dağdeviren, an 11-year-old boy whose parents are imprisoned as part of a crackdown in Turkey targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, has...

More than 200 press members imprisoned in Turkey in last 5 years: report

A figures-based overview of press freedom in Turkey, prepared by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has revealed that more than 200 journalists and media workers...

Is Erdoğan preparing for a snap election after starting a new war on Kurds?

When Turkey's authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost his governing majority in the June 2015 elections for the first time since his Justice and...

Gülen followers face investigation for alleged arranged marriages

Cevheri Güven “Who introduced you to your spouse?” is one of the questions routinely asked during the interrogation of people detained as part of investigations...

8 people face up to 15 years in prison for aiding families of post-coup victims

An indictment drafted by Turkish prosecutors seeks a prison sentence of between seven-and-a-half and 15 years for eight people who were arrested in the...

Turkey sends pro-Kurdish deputy to pretrial detention in terrorism trial

Amid an ongoing crackdown on Kurdish politicians in Turkey, a court has ruled for the arrest and pretrial detention of a former deputy from...

HRW says thousands of Gülen followers in Turkish prisons on bogus terrorism charges

The arrest of thousands of people in Turkey due to their links to the faith-based Gülen movement is highlighted in the latest report by...

2 teachers working at Gülen schools deported to Turkey from Ukraine

Two Turkish teachers who were detained in the Ukrainian city of Rava-Ruska on New Year’s Day have been deported to Turkey by Ukrainian authorities...

Famous Kurdish poet released from jail, says arrest was unlawful

Famous Kurdish poet, writer and journalist Yılmaz Odabaşı, who was arrested in İstanbul on Wednesday, was released on Thursday and said his arrest was...

The year 2020 in review: Women’s Rights in Turkey

The year 2020 has witnessed an increase in rights violations against women in Turkey, with rising numbers of femicide cases amid discussions of withdrawing...

Renowned Kurdish poet arrested shortly after criticizing Turkish gov’t crackdown on Gülen movement

Famous Kurdish poet, writer and journalist Yılmaz Odabaşı was arrested in İstanbul shortly after he criticized an ongoing crackdown by the Turkish government on...

Former Kurdish deputy arrested after court hands down lengthy prison sentence

Leyla Güven, a Kurdish politician who was ousted from the Turkish Parliament in June and handed down a sentence of 22 years, three months...

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