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Amnesty slams Turkey for mass dismissals after failed coup
Middle East
May 22, 2017
Amnesty slams Turkey for mass dismissals after failed coup
Amnesty International criticized mass sackings of public sector workers in Turkey in the wake of last July’s attempted coup, with…
Turkey sacks 4,400 more civil servants, including teachers and police
Middle East
February 8, 2017
Turkey sacks 4,400 more civil servants, including teachers and police
Turkey has dismissed more than 4,400 civil servants including teachers, police officers and academics over their suspected links with terrorist…
Turkey sacks 10,000 more civil servants, shuts media in latest crackdown
Middle East
October 31, 2016
Turkey sacks 10,000 more civil servants, shuts media in latest crackdown
Turkey said it had dismissed a further 10,000 civil servants and closed 15 more media outlets over suspected links with…
Turkey orders detention of 73 air force pilots: state media
Middle East
October 28, 2016
Turkey orders detention of 73 air force pilots: state media
Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots as part of the probe into the group blamed for…
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Middle East
September 30, 2016
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Turkish police raided the country's biggest prison and courthouse on Friday after arrest warrants were issued for 162 personnel and…
Turkey to suspend European rights convention
Middle East
July 21, 2016
Turkey to suspend European rights convention
Turkey said on Thursday it would suspend the European Convention on Human Rights during a state of emergency it declared…