Thousands of police officers not allowed back to active duty despite appeals commission decision
A total of 3,000 police officers who were dismissed by emergency decrees in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt have not been allowed...
Number of inmates exceeds 309,000 in Turkish prisons
The number of inmates in Turkish prisons was 309,558 as of February 28, according to data released by the Directorate General of Prisons and...
Turkish police investigated 106,000 social media accounts in 2021
A total of 106,000 social media accounts in Turkey were investigated in 2021 due to posts found problematic by the authorities, Turkish Minute reported,...
Far-right leader accuses medical union of being ‘separatist’ amid healthcare workers’ strike
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has accused the Turkish Medical Association...
Another purge victim dies by suicide in March
Mesut Karaboyun, 32, a former noncommissioned officer in the gendarmerie who was dismissed by an emergency decree as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge of...
Police prevent doctors from gathering in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on occasion of National Doctors...
Turkish doctors who wanted to stage a demonstration against poor working conditions and low pay on Monday were prevented by police from holding the...
People seeking release of Kavala are behind murders of children in Ukraine: Turkish interior...
People who are seeking the release of prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala are behind the killings of children in Ukraine, Turkish Interior Minister...
Top court finds reduced sentence for man who killed woman for rejecting proposal ‘reasonable’
A board at the Supreme Court of Appeals has found the reduction of a sentence given to a man who was convicted of the...
Doctors leaving Turkey should be stripped of citizenship: Turkish mayor
Taner İşbir, a district mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Çorum, has called on the Turkish government to revoke the...
Court says killing of Kurdish student by police officer in SE Turkey was ‘legal’
A regional appeals court has ruled that no charges can be leveled against a police officer who shot a Kurdish university student to death...
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