Turkey blocks X accounts of journalist, commentator and Kurdish-focused news agency
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the X accounts of journalist Fırat Fıstık, social media commentator Nasuh Bektaş…
Turkey releases singer under travel ban in obscenity probe
A Turkish court on Friday released pop singer and songwriter Mabel Matiz under a travel ban after police…
Turkey detains anti-gov’t Islamic preacher, wife in morning raids
Turkish police on Wednesday detained outspoken Islamic cleric Alparslan Kuytul, his wife, Semra, and other members of the…
Turkey arrests former teacher on terrorism-related accusations stemming from alleged Gülen links
A former sewing and embroidery teacher dismissed by an emergency decree following a 2016 coup attempt over alleged…
Turkish journalist sentenced to prison over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer
Turkish journalist Haşim Söylemez, who was sentenced to more than six years in prison over alleged links to…
Turkey detains 30 in raids targeting religious group that has been in crosshairs of pro-gov’t circles
Turkish police on Thursday detained 30 people during raids conducted in 17 provinces against a religious group known…
Cancer patient imprisoned over Gülen links goes 5 months without treatment
A cancer patient imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has gone five months without treatment,…
Turkey jails New Party’s provincial chair in bribery probe
A Turkish court on Saturday jailed pending trial İlksen Özalper, the opposition New Party’s provincial chair in Western…
UN torture committee asks Turkey to respond to complaint by woman detained over Gülen links
The UN Committee Against Torture has asked Turkey to respond within six months to a complaint by Aysun…
15 detained in probe targeting opposition municipality, New Party MP’s relatives among those sought
Turkish authorities detained 15 people on Friday in a third phase of a corruption investigation targeting the opposition-run…
Court-appointed CHP leadership appoints new chairmen in 8 provinces
The court-appointed leadership of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has appointed new provincial party…
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[INTERVIEW] A generation shaped by Turkey’s post-coup purge: Rana Özçelik’s story of resilience and exile
“My father’s unlawful arrest inflicted immeasurable pain on my family, but leaving Turkey also opened so many doors…