Turkey frees jailed pop star after public outcry

An İstanbul court on Monday ordered the release pending trial of one of Turkey’s biggest pop stars, after her jailing over a religious joke...

CHP lawmaker calls on Turkish authorities to be more merciful to sick prisoners

Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has called on Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) and the Ministry of Justice to be more...

Personal notes of inmate who died in prison reveal neglect and mistreatment

The personal notes kept by Bazo Yılmaz, 67, who died in prison in Turkey's eastern Şanlıurfa province on August 18, have shed light on...

Authorities start demolition in Istanbul’s Tozkoparan district despite residents’ resistance

Authorities have started demolishing houses in Istanbul's Tozkoparan district despite residents' objections and resistance, Turkish media reported. Riot police and water cannon were deployed to...

Don’t bother sending us ‘ordinary’ criminals, Turkey tells Sweden: report

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ announced that Turkey has no expectations from Sweden regarding the extradition of “ordinary” criminals, with the first committee meeting...

Erdoğan gov’t has not been receptive to UN visit on arbitrary detentions in Turkey...

Turkey has refused to allow an official visit of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which had ruled in recent years against the...

Pop singer’s arrest slammed for displaying politicization of Turkish judiciary

The recent arrest of famous Turkish pop singer and songwriter Gülşen Bayraktar Çolakoğlu, part of an investigation into her due to remarks that allegedly...

21 detained in İstanbul over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Friday detained 21 people in simultaneous operations in İstanbul due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported. The...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects appeal from 3 defendants convicted in Gezi Park trial

The Turkish Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal from three people who were convicted of "attempting to overthrow the government” during the Gezi Park...

90 percent of university students unable to find accommodation, says CHP lawmaker

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Ali Mahir Başarır has said nearly 90 percent of students in Turkey who are due to start university this...

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