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Former governor arrested in probe into disappearance of Kurdish student

A Turkish court has jailed former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel on charges including evidence tampering in a long-running investigation into the 2020 disappearance of...

Turkey’s extradition requests to Finland tied to ‘witch hunt’ targeting Gülen movement followers, experts...

Turkey’s growing number of extradition requests to Finland is part of a “witch hunt” targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement and government critics,...

Turkey orders detention of 9 despite European court ruling that messaging app use alone...

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of nine people for using an encrypted messaging app despite rulings by the European Court of Human Rights...

Nearly 900 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as overcrowding exceeds 108,000 inmates

A recent report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) has revealed a growing number of children living behind bars with their mothers, while...

Jailed Turkish journalist faces new criminal case over reposted news report

A new criminal case has been opened against jailed Turkish journalist İsmail Arı on accusations of insulting a public official after he retweeted a...

Turkish court gives suspended sentence to journalist over report on judicial corruption

A Turkish court on Thursday handed down a five-month suspended sentence to journalist Tolga Şardan for publicly insulting the state’s judicial organs in an...

Turkish court sentences human rights lawyer to over 6 years in prison

A Turkish court on Thursday convicted human rights lawyer Nurcan Kaya on charges of membership in an armed terrorist organization, sentencing her to six...

Turkey plunges to 163rd in RSF press freedom index amid deepening authoritarianism

Turkey fell to 163rd out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday, down from 159th in 2025,...

Turkish prosecutors seek 3 years in prison for pop star over ‘obscene’ song lyrics

Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to three years in prison for prominent pop singer Mabel Matiz over the lyrics in one of his songs,...

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