Turkish prosecutor seeks 15-year sentence for spouse of former police chief over Gülen links
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking a 15-year sentence for Semra Köse, the wife of former police chief Ömer Köse, who has been imprisoned since...
Man imprisoned on Gülen links to spend 10 more months behind bars for making...
İsmet Özçelik, incarcerated on conviction of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, was sentenced to 10 months extra imprisonment for making prayer beads out...
9 Palestinians go missing in Turkey in one month: report
Nine Palestinians have gone missing in Turkey in the space of one month, Turkish Minute reported on Monday, citing the Paltoday news website, which...
HRW: Turkish airstrikes in Syria lead to humanitarian crisis, disrupting water, electricity
Drone strikes by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria between Oct. 5 and 10 damaged critical infrastructure and resulted...
Jailed Turkish visual journalist’s drawings on display at Minnesota art museum
“Dark White,” an exhibition of 40 works of art by visual journalist Fevzi Yazıcı that were created mostly in prison as he has been...
Top court decision to uphold sentence of rights advocate MP draws global outrage
Politicians, journalists and human rights activists from around the world have reacted on social media against a recent decision by Turkey’s top court to...
Businessman jailed over Gülen links dies due to excessive heat and overcrowding in Turkish...
Fahrettin İşgüder, a 73-year-old businessman who was sentenced to over six years in prison for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died on...
Ultranationalist issued threats, posted photos with assault weapons before attacking HDP office
Onur Gencer, 27, who on Thursday admittedly killed a woman in an attack on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) office in İzmir, had...
Jailed Kurdish politician dies after 6 years of imprisonment
A Kurdish politician who had been behind bars on terrorism charges for six years has died after being taken to a hospital from a...
Turkey orders detention of 140 people over alleged Gülen links in 2 days
Turkish prosecutors in the space of two days ordered the detention of 140 people including teachers, former civil servants, academics and active duty and...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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