Turkish prosecutor demands a total of 335 years in prison for 14 Boğaziçi students
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking a total of 335 years in prison for 14 students who took part in protests against the government-appointed rector...
Top court finds rights violation in terror conviction of association member
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a man on terrorism charges over the alleged links of an association he’s a member...
Turkey ranks first among countries that have moved away from democracy in the past...
Turkey ranks first among countries in which democratic rule decreased between 2010 and 2020, according to a report published Monday by the Stockholm-based International...
Turkish authorities unlawfully arrest woman with twin babies over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities yesterday arrested Merve Hande Kayış, the mother of three children including 13-month-old twins, for alleged links to the Gülen movement in violation...
Detention period extended another 7 days for 13 journalists on Friday
An İstanbul court has extended the period of detention for another seven days of 13 journalists who were taken into custody last week as...
Another Kurdish inmate dies by suicide
Vedat Erkmen, a Kurdish inmate serving an aggravated life sentence, died on the way to the hospital on Sunday after he allegedly attempted suicide...
Syrian refugees say life in Turkey extremely difficult amid current economic crisis
Syrian refugees in a recent interview said life had become extremely difficult in Turkey due to the current economic crisis and increasing prices.
Speaking to...
120 heavily armed police raid 15 houses to detain students suspected of Gülen links
Police armed with heavy weapons and drones raided the homes of 15 people – mainly university students -- in the southern Turkish province of...
CHP lawmaker calls on Turkish authorities to be more merciful to sick prisoners
Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has called on Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) and the Ministry of Justice to be more...
CCTV recordings at police station reveal brutal treatment of detainee
Newly emerged CCTV recordings of a man who died in police custody on June 5 in İstanbul show several policemen detaining him and one...
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