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Number of journalists in Turkish prisons ‘cannot be determined,’ justice minister says

It is not possible to “determine” the number of journalists in Turkish prisons, said Turkey’s justice minister in response to a parliamentary question on...

AKP mayor designs dungeon displaying Gülen, PKK mannequins with fake rats

Erkan Hayla, mayor of the Kale district in Denizli province from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), has designed a dungeon in a newly...

Turkish general who sought asylum in Europe says post-coup purges ruining Turkish military

Turkish general Mehmet Yalınalp, who was sacked following a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15 while he was serving as the head...

Turkish gov’t dismisses 242 more academics, bringing total to 6,579

With new state of emergency decrees issued on Tuesday, the Turkish government has dismissed 242 more academics from their jobs, bringing the total number...

15 academics who signed peace declaration against SE curfews dismissed by gov’t decree

Fifteen academics who had signed a declaration in January 2016 criticizing curfews declared in predominantly Kurdish southeastern districts were dismissed from their jobs as part...

New government decree obstructs prisoners’ right to education

As part of new state of emergency decrees issued on Tuesday, the Turkish government has banned prisoners from taking examinations related to their long-distance...

Arrested Turkish UN judge appeals to Constitutional Court for diplomatic immunity

Turkish judge Aydın Sefa Akay, who serves on the UN war crimes panel and was arrested in September as part of a government witch-hunt...

Canadian imam held in solitary confinement in Turkey for months, wife says

The wife of a Calgary imam told The Globe and Mail daily on Tuesday that her husband has been held in solitary confinement in...

13 teachers detained, 27 others arrested in Turkey over links to Gülen movement

Turkish police detained a total of 13 high school teachers in Kayseri, while another 27 have been arrested by courts in Nevşehir and Elazığ...

20 arrested, 11 released in Elazığ operation over links to Gülen movement

A Turkish court on Friday arrested 20 people, including pharmacists and medical staff, in Elazığ, and released 11 others as part of an Elazığ-based...

Minister says alternative conservative Kurdish parties needed in Turkey

Turkey's Food and Agriculture Minister Faruk Çelik has said that Turkey needs alternative conservative, social democrat or even ethnic political parties since the pro-Kurdish...

Former Özgür Gündem columnist Şaban İba detained in Turkey

Former columnist of the now-closed pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily, Şaban İba, was detained by gendarmes in the Edremit district of Balıkesir after a raid...

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