Policeman sentenced to 30 months in prison for 2014 killing of man at İstanbul...
A Turkish court that retried a police officer for the 2014 murder of a man at an Alevi house of worship in İstanbul has...
Turkey again seeks to close down pro-Kurdish political party
A prosecutor on Monday refiled an indictment that seeks to close down a pro-Kurdish party, the second largest opposition party in the Turkish Parliament,...
Airstrike blamed on Turkey kills 2 civilians in northern Iraq
Two people were killed on Friday in an airstrike on the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, an official said, accusing Turkey of being...
HDP demands parliamentary debate on situation of sick prisoners
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has asked the Turkish parliament to debate the situation of sick inmates in the country’s prisons, the Bianet...
European rights court faults Turkey for pretrial detention of journalist following coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the pretrial detention of Ayşenur Parıldak, a reporter for the now-closed Zaman daily,...
Protests continue in Kyrgyzstan 25 days into disappearance of Orhan İnandı
Around 300 people gathered in front of government house in Bishkek on Friday calling on Kyrgyz authorities to find educator Orhan İnandı, who is...
Renowned social anthropologist released from custody under judicial supervision
Professor Nükhet Sirman, a renowned social anthropologist who was detained by Turkish police on Saturday for her academic work, was released from custody under judicial supervision...
87 journalists stood trial in Turkey in June: report
A total of 87 journalists stood trial in June, while two journalists were newly charged, according to the “Cost of News” monthly report published...
Miner buried in landslide in eastern Turkey laid to rest after 53 days underground
One of nine miners buried under a landslide in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province in February whose body was finally retrieved after 53 days underground...
İnandı kidnapped by 3 Kyrgyz men, put on plane after several hours in a...
Orhan İnandı, Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered from Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), was kidnapped by three Kyrgyz men, blindfolded and driven for several...
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