Turkish authorities detain 3 YouTube journalists
Three YouTube journalists known for their candid street interviews were detained yesterday after police raided their homes, Turkish media reported.
Hasan Köksoy, Arif Kocabıyık and...
Turkey has prosecuted some 1,600 lawyers, arrested 615 since failed coup: report
Turkey has prosecuted more than 1,600 attorneys and arrested 615 of them on terrorism charges since a failed coup in 2016, Turkish Minute reported,...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 149 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 149 people on terrorism charges due to their alleged links to the faith-based...
Lawyer representing imprisoned police chiefs says she was mistreated during prison visit
Sümeyra Bulduk, a lawyer representing two police chiefs who have been imprisoned since 2014 due to their role in graft probes in 2013 that...
Turkey marks Human Rights Day amid widespread rights violations
Turkey is celebrating Human Rights Day this year in an environment in which thousands of people have died as a result of human rights...
Female inmate who claimed prison guards beat and sexually harassed her found dead in...
Garibe Gezer, an inmate who alleged that she was beaten and sexually harassed by prison guards in Kocaeli’s Kandıra Prison, was found dead in...
Main opposition leader visits Şenyaşar family members, who have been demanding justice in political...
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, on Thursday visited members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding...
Former teacher looking after ALS patient spouse imprisoned over Gülen links
Şükrü İpek, a former teacher convicted on terrorism charges for his alleged links to the Gülen movement, was sent to prison on Tuesday after...
72-year-old man jailed over Gülen links not released despite suffering from heart failure
A 72-year-old man jailed for alleged links to the Gülen movement despite congestive heart failure has not been released from prison and is scheduled...
Turkish prosecutor requests reduced sentence for man in infamous femicide case
A Turkish prosecutor has requested a reduced sentence for Fedai Varan, who slit his ex-wife’s throat in broad daylight in 2019, the Hürriyet daily...
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