Şenyaşar family barred by Şanlıurfa governor from accessing courthouse premises
Members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of their relatives murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from Turkey’s...
Lawyer for arrested Furkan Foundation leader says client under psychological pressure in prison
The lawyer for Alparslan Kuytul, the arrested leader of the anti-government Furkan Foundation, said in a social media post that Kuytul was put under...
Politician from pro-Kurdish party to stay in prison despite dementia claims
A Turkish court has ordered the continued imprisonment of a Kurdish politician despite claims that she is suffering from dementia, Agence France-Presse reported.
Aysel Tuğluk,...
Former judge, dismissed after 2016 coup attempt, dies of cancer
Abdurrahman Sakar, a former judge who was summarily dismissed from his job by a government decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt...
Alevi leader attacked in Istanbul in apparent hate crime
Selami Sarıtaş, an Alevi leader in Istanbul's Kartal district, was attacked and beaten in front of his house on Friday by two unknown assailants...
Investigation launched into Turkish-Cypriot academic for insulting Erdoğan
A police investigation has been launched into Associate Professor Hasan Ulaş Altıok, a Turkish-Cypriot academic, on allegations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Former cadets call on top court to reverse decision upholding their life sentences
After Turkey’s top appeals court in late July upheld life sentences handed down to 60 former military cadets who were jailed in the aftermath...
Main opposition leader visits Şırnak, vows to shed light on Roboski massacre
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu visited the predominantly Kurdish-populated Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey on Thursday and promised to shed...
Complaints of rights violations to TİHEK increased by 43 pct in 1st half of...
There was a 43 percent increase in the number of complaints of rights violations submitted to the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey...
67.9 percent of Turks struggling to pay their rent: poll
More than two-thirds of people in Turkey are struggling to pay their rent as high inflation has caused a surge in housing prices, Turkish...
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