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Turkey sees 10 percent increase in gun ownership in first quarter of 2017

The number of licensed guns possessed by civilians in Turkey numbered 338,052 as of the end of March, indicating a 10 percent increase in...

Turkey cancels PACE member’s visit following downgrade of status

The Turkish government has canceled a visit to the country by Bernd Fabritius, a German lawmaker from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...

Turkish woman says she feels pain when twin sister is tortured in prison

The twin sister of 23-year-old Seda Kaya, who was arrested on terror charges on July 2 of last year, says she has been feeling...

Police strip jailed purge victim, beat for 22 days, threaten to rape wife

O.K., a purge victim in Zonguldak province who was detained on Aug. 1 of last year over links to the faith-based Gülen movement, was...

Post-coup purge victim says he may never be a father due to torture in prison

A man jailed over alleged links to a failed coup in Turkey last July said during a recent hearing in Kırıkkale that he may...

6 students dancing to Kurdish music released after brief detention in Aydın

Six students from the Aydın Anadolu İmam-Hatip High School were released on Monday following a brief detention for dancing to Kurdish music in class. According...

CoE human rights commissioner urges Turkey to restore freedom of expression

Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe's (CoE) commissioner for human rights, said on Tuesday that the space for democratic debate in Turkey has shrunk alarmingly...

Ex-businessman purge victim detained over Gülen links while working in restaurant

Once one of the partners of the İzmir-based private FEM preparation schools, A.D. was detained while working as a takeout packer at a grill...

Woman interrogated by police, boss over ‘political posts’ on social media

A woman was reportedly questioned by her boss and police over alleged political statements she posted on social media, the Evrensel daily reported. According to...

Turkey asks Swiss gov’t to pursue Erdoğan critics on social media

Turkey has requested help from Switzerland in pursuing critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as part of a bilateral agreement on intelligence sharing between...

CHP deputy demands immediate release of journalist Mahalli for medical care

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Barış Yarkadaş said on Wednesday that Syrian-Turkish columnist Hüsnü Mahalli, who was arrested on Dec. 15...

Journalism student, former JINHA reporter detained over terror links in İzmir

Sultan Eylem Keleş, a journalism student at İzmir’s Ege University, was detained over links to terror organizations while she was leaving school on Monday. Keleş was...

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