Turkish ex civil servant protesting in front of AKP building rearrested
Former public officer Cemal Yildirim who was dismissed from his profession through decrees issued by the ruling AK…
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Turkish officials reveal purging of YPG behind safety zone
The deal between Turkey and the United States (US) to form a narrow safety zone in northern Syria was merely a…
Purge victims struggle as Turkey marks coup attempt’s 3rd anniversary…
Turkey commemorates the third anniversary of a failed military coup attempt, while thousands of victims of the…
Teacher dismissed from profession by gov’t decree commits suicide
Canan Deniz, a 40-year-old teacher who was dismissed from her job after emergency decrees were issued by the ruling…
Turkey’s president signals new purge in bureaucracy ahead
After two years of sporadic purge waves that saw mass dismissals of public workers, with real or perceived ties to…
Major operations against those linked with Gulen Movement as 292 detention…
Detention warrants have been issued by Turkish prosecutors for 292 people who are believed to have links with the…
Pro-Kurdish Party members arrested three weeks ahead of Turkey’s…
As Turkey's local elections draw near, more raids and more arrests of opposition party members are taking place.…
Turkish Court of Appeal confirms 15-month prison sentence for Peace…
The Turkish Court of Appeal has upheld a one year and three-month prison sentence for Professor Zubeyde Fusun Ustel…
Turkey Purges 167 More Military Officers
Although more than two and a half years passed since a botched coup, the authorities have not relented the purge…
Amnesty Says International Indifference Causes Impunity in Crackdowns…
“The international community’s chilling complacency towards wide-scale human rights violations in the Middle East…