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The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (Tesev) issued a report Saturday saying that despite recent attempts by the country to broaden property rights for religious minorities, it still falls short...

Turkish police on Thursday arrested approximately 30 more people, including eight army officers, nine policemen, and a union leader, in an investigation of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the ruling Justice and Development...

Turkish police on Sunday arrested 12 more people and detained an additional 33 in an investigation of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . The arrests on Sunday follow...

Farzana Hassan : "The Muslim Canadian Congress, in welcoming the decision of the Constitutional Court of Turkey to disallow the lifting of the ban on hijabs, viewed it as a significant triumph of secularism over repressive Islamist...

The Constitutional Court of Turkey on Wednesday published its decision striking down recent amendments to the Turkish Constitution to allow the wearing of headscarves in universities. Explaining the reasoning for...

French politicians are criticizing a court's decision to postpone a Muslim suspect's trial on armed-robbery charges during the holy month of Ramadan , arguing that it violates France's constitutional separation of church and state. The Court of Assizes...

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has decided for the time being to cease its opposition to the country's ban on wearing headscarves in public universities , according to a party spokesman. The...

The Constitutional Court of Turkey Wednesday rejected a bid to ban the country's ruling Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) , which was accused of ignoring the secular principles of...

The Constitutional Court of Turkey began proceedings on Monday to determine whether to ban the country's ruling Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) , which has allegedly failed to...

Turkish parliamentary speaker Koksal Toptan called Saturday for changes to the structure of Turkey's parliament and constitution in the aftermath of a decision earlier this week by the Constitutional Court of Turkey...