In Ankara and Beyond, Torture Rears Its Ugly Head Again
Turkish police and intelligence units tortured a group of former Foreign Ministry staff members, including diplomats, the Ankara Bar Association and a lawmaker have claimed, throwing the…
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Ankara Lawyers Claim Ex-civil Servants Tortured in Jail
At least five Turkish foreign ministry personnel were tortured after their arrest over a failed coup, a lawyers' association claimed on Tuesday, supporting similar allegations by an…
Former Istanbul Governor Starts His Jail Time in Edirne Prison
Istanbul's ex-governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu handed himself over to the authorities at the Edirne courthouse on Wednesday in order to start serving his time for helping the Gulen movement,…
Turkey Jails Brother of Erdogan Nemesis For Over 10 Years
The brother of a US-based preacher accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup in Turkey was jailed for more than 10 years on Monday, Turkish state media said.
Turkish Asylum Seeker Whose Wife, Baby Drowned in Aegean Sea Arrested
Hours after Hasan Aksoy survived a wife and baby who were drowned in the Aegean Sea when a boat carrying 16 Turkish asylum seekers capsized northwestern coast off Turkey, he has been…
Turkish Authorities Deny Funeral Service for Drowned Gulen Supporters
Local municipality officials in western Turkey denied funeral service and funeral coach for six people, including three babies, who drowned while attempting to reach Greek island of Lesbos…
Three Babies Among Six Dead When Boat Carrying Turkish Asylum Seekers Capsizes
Turkish asylum seekers' escape from persecution back at home ended in another tragic incident when a boat carrying 16 people capsized western coast off Turkey, causing the death of six…
In Afghanistan, Turkey’s Education Foundation Mired in Scandals
Ankara's use of Maarif Foundation to take over the Turkish schools set up by sympathizers of President Erdogan's main foe, U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, abroad has run into problems in…
Does Erdogan’s Hate Speech Fuel Hate Crimes in Turkey?
Political hate speech has been translated into serious hate crimes in Turkey in recent years. Inspired and motivated by the ongoing political hate discourse, a research assistant in…
In Court Trial, US Pastor Rejects Terror, Coup Charges of Turkey
It took more than one and a half years for an American Christian pastor to appear at a court hearing to face a number of charges ranging from "armed terrorist organization membership, coup…