Turkey’s top appeals court overturns prison sentence of parents of 6 on Gülen charges...
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the prison sentences of Nurcan and Abdülkadir Arslan, parents of quintuplets and one other child, citing an...
Turkey’s airstrikes on civilian targets in Syria may amount to war crimes: UN commission
The UN’s Commission of Inquiry on Syria has released a statement that said Turkey’s airstrikes on civilian targets in northeast Syria could amount to...
Ailing 83-year-old prisoner tests positive for COVID-19
Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who was not released by authorities despite suffering from severe health problems, has tested positive for COVID-19 in...
Boğaziçi students investigated for calling for release of their friends on social media
Four Boğaziçi University students were detained today for issuing a call on social media for the release of friends who were taken into custody...
Authorities cancel screening of documentary focusing on victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge
Turkish authorities cancelled the screening of a documentary that shed light on the challenges faced by victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge shortly before it...
Turkish prosecutors to investigate suspicious death of inmate
İstanbul prosecutors have launched an investigation into the death of Vahdet Akın, an inmate who was found dead in prison under suspicious circumstances, the...
Businessman illegally brought to Turkey from Iraq arrested over Gülen links
A Turkish businessman who was illegally brought to Turkey from Iraq by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has been arrested on terrorism charges due...
Police prevent İstanbul street performers from singing in Kurdish
Police officers prevented four young street performers from singing in Kurdish in one of İstanbul’s popular streets, later briefly detaining them, Turkish Minute reported,...
Pro-gov’t TV station censors woman speaking in Kurdish during daytime reality show
A pro-government TV station in Turkey cut the sound while airing one of its daytime reality shows because a woman started speaking in Kurdish,...
Authorities preparing to evict victims of devastating February earthquakes from temporary housing
The Ankara Governor’s Office issued an order on Friday to evict victims of February 6 earthquakes from temporary housing, the Birgün daily reported.
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