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Turkey shaken by another youth murder involving teenagers - Turkish Minute Turkey has been shaken by another fatal stabbing involving teenagers after 17-year-old Atlas Çağlayan was killed during a dispute between two groups of young people in İstanbul, intensifying concerns...

Turkey shaken by another youth murder involving teenagers www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/19/t...

Turkey takes step toward prosecution of 10 opposition MPs, including party leader - Stockholm Center for Freedom The Turkish government has taken a step toward allowing criminal cases against 10 opposition lawmakers, including the head of the country’s main opposition party, to move forward by referring…

Turkey takes step toward prosecution of 10 opposition MPs, including party leader #HumanRightsForAll

Hrant Dink commemorated in İstanbul 19 years after his murder - Stockholm Center for Freedom Hundreds of people gathered in İstanbul on Monday to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the killing of Hrant Dink, the Armenian-Turkish journalist who was shot dead outside the offices of the Agos newspaper...

Hrant Dink commemorated in İstanbul 19 years after his murder

Ankara municipality says water cuts due to record drought - Turkish Minute Water cuts in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara for the past several weeks are due to the worst drought in 50 years and a growing population, a municipal official told Agence France-Presse, denying accusations...

Ankara municipality says water cuts due to record drought www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/10/a...

Poll shows jailed İstanbul mayor leading Erdoğan by 16 points - Turkish Minute A new opinion poll shows jailed #İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu leading President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by about 16 percentage points in a hypothetical presidential runoff election.

Poll shows jailed İstanbul mayor leading Erdoğan by 16 points www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/07/p...

Former teacher jailed over alleged Gülen links still held in prison despite cancer diagnosis - Stockholm Center for Freedom Ferah Oktan, a former teacher imprisoned on a terrorism conviction due to her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, was diagnosed with cancer several months ago but remains in prison,…

Former teacher jailed over alleged Gülen links still held in prison despite cancer diagnosis

Turkey mulls amending sentence enforcement law to release PKK convicts: report - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkey’s ruling party is working on an amendment to a law regulating sentence enforcement that would cut the mandatory time served for some people convicted of terrorism offenses in order to release…

Turkey mulls amending sentence enforcement law to release PKK convicts: report

Kurdish militants say Turkish Bayraktar drones back Syrian offensive in Aleppo - Turkish Minute A security force aligned with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said Turkish Bayraktar drones are supporting a military operation by the Damascus government in Aleppo as fighting continued...

Kurdish militants say Turkish Bayraktar drones back Syrian offensive in Aleppo www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/10/k...

4 detained in İstanbul over alleged Gülen links - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish police on Monday detained four people in İstanbul over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run TRT Haber reported. The individuals were being sought on detention…

4 detained in İstanbul over alleged Gülen links

Turkey moves to ban social media access for children under 15 - Turkish Minute #Turkey is drafting legislation that would bar children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms as part of a broader bill.

Turkey moves to ban social media access for children under 15 www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/06/t...

Privatization under AKP surges to 63 times pre-2002 levels - Turkish Minute Privatization revenue under Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has risen by a factor of 63 compared to the period before the party came to power in 2002, according to official data,...

Privatization under AKP surges to 63 times pre-2002 levels www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/05/p...

YouTube video by TARIK TOROS London’s Shock Drop: Ex-MI6 Chief Finally Speaks Out on Erdoğan | What's Happening in Turkey | WHT52

Turkey just hit its darkest political week yet:
Erdoğan’s top rivals are in jail, Parliament is preparing to visit Öcalan for the first time in 27 years, and London’s former MI6 chief finally breaks his silence.
Something big is shifting — and nobody is in control anymore.
🔗 youtu.be/MVT6x0DoIsU

Sweden rejects Turkey’s extradition request for journalist Abdullah Bozkurt - Turkish Minute #Sweden has rejected #Turkey’s request to extradite journalist living in exile Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt), ruling that the accusations against him are not punishable under Swedish law and therefore...

Sweden rejects Turkey’s extradition request for journalist Abdullah Bozkurt www.turkishminute.com/2025/11/20/s...

Turkey marks 10 years since Ankara bombing as families decry lack of justice - Turkish Minute Families of victims, opposition politicians and trade unions marked the 10th anniversary of Turkey’s deadliest terrorist attack on Thursday, gathering outside Ankara’s main train station to remember...

Turkey marks 10 years since Ankara bombing as families decry lack of justice www.turkishminute.com/2025/10/10/t...

[OPINION] Why do opposing groups in Turkey unite against Fethullah Gülen? - Turkish Minute At a meeting where I was speaking about the injustices in Turkey over the past decade, mainly the persecution of people affiliated with the faith-based Gülen or Hizmet (Service) movement regardless of...

[OPINION] Why do opposing groups in Turkey unite against Fethullah Gülen? www.turkishminute.com/2025/10/10/o...

[OPINION] Erdoğan is seeking legitimacy in Washington after losing it in Turkey - Turkish Minute "As Erdoğan’s popularity wanes, his reliance on Trump will not prevent Turkey from sliding towards a post-Erdoğan era characterized by increasing unrest and economic strain."

[OPINION] Erdoğan is seeking legitimacy in Washington after losing it in Turkey www.turkishminute.com/2025/09/29/o...

Turkey orders detention of 10 foreign ministry staff over alleged Gülen links - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for four current and six former staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run…

Turkey orders detention of 10 foreign ministry staff over alleged Gülen links buff.ly/ClWbpND

YouTube video by TARIK TOROS The Price of Legitimacy: What Erdoğan Paid Trump at the White House | What's Happening in Turkey

🚨 Trump on Erdoğan: “We can do F-35s — but he has to do something for us first.”
He never explained.
Then came the sting: “He knows about rigged elections better than anybody.”
🇹🇷 Democracy in Turkey has never been humiliated like this.

👉 Watch WHT-45 youtu.be/MLQjvlT54HE

Turkish court frees man who assaulted main opposition leader - Turkish Minute A court in #İstanbul has ordered the release of a man who assaulted the leader of #Turkey's main opposition party during a public event earlier this year, having sentenced him to one year in prison.

Turkish court frees man who assaulted main opposition leader www.turkishminute.com/2025/09/29/t...

Turkey issues arrest warrant for former media boss in money-laundering probe - Turkish Minute Turkish prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for former media boss and businessman Turgay Ciner, while a court put his Ciner Group’s Park Holding and its subsidiaries under the control of a state-run...

Turkey issues arrest warrant for former media boss in money-laundering probe www.turkishminute.com/2025/09/29/t...

[OPINION] Erdoğan is seeking legitimacy in Washington after losing it in Turkey - Turkish Minute "As Erdoğan’s popularity wanes, his reliance on Trump will not prevent Turkey from sliding towards a post-Erdoğan era characterized by increasing unrest and economic strain."

[OPINION] Erdoğan is seeking legitimacy in Washington after losing it in Turkey www.turkishminute.com/2025/09/29/o...

Turkey among top violators of press freedom in EU candidate countries: report - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkey ranked third among European Union candidate countries in press freedom violations in the first half of 2025, with 64 incidents affecting at least 157 journalists and media entities, according…

Turkey among top violators of press freedom in EU candidate countries: report

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Report details plight of children affected by Turkey’s post-coup purge - Turkish Minute The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) on Friday published its latest report, “The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge,” which examines how children from families targeted in...

Report details plight of children affected by Turkey’s post-coup purge www.turkishminute.com/2025/08/15/r...

US report says Turkey committed widespread human rights abuses in 2024 - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkey committed widespread human rights violations in 2024, including unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, media censorship and transnational repression, according to a new US government…

US report says Turkey committed widespread human rights abuses in 2024

Diplomas of jailed İstanbul mayor, 27 others removed from Turkey’s higher education database - Turkish Minute The diplomas of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and 27 others were removed from Turkey’s national higher education database after İstanbul University ruled their transfers to the school in...

Diplomas of jailed İstanbul mayor, 27 others removed from Turkey’s higher education database www.turkishminute.com/2025/08/13/d...

US report says Turkey committed widespread human rights abuses in 2024 - Turkish Minute Turkey committed widespread human rights violations in 2024, including unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, media censorship and transnational repression, according to a new US government report....

US report says Turkey committed widespread human rights abuses in 2024 www.turkishminute.com/2025/08/13/u...

Disabled former Turkish teacher arrested for allegedly receiving donations from Gülen movement - Stockholm Center for Freedom Ali Aki, a former schoolteacher who is severely disabled, was arrested and charged with receiving financial support from the faith-based Gülen movement, as part of Turkey’s ongoing crackdown on the…

Disabled former Turkish teacher arrested for allegedly receiving donations from Gülen movement

Big Mac Index shows Turkey’s currency overvalued, cost of living nearing US levels - Turkish Minute #Turkey’s cost of living continues to rise sharply, with the latest Big Mac Index revealing that a McDonald’s Big Mac now costs $5.59 in Turkey — just 42 cents less than in the United States —...

Big Mac Index shows Turkey’s currency overvalued, cost of living nearing US levels www.turkishminute.com/2025/07/19/b...