Turkish prosecutor facing trial over illegal financial gain also implicated in murder of politician:...
Turkish prosecutor Okan Bato, already facing trial for an unexplained increase in his personal wealth, is now also suspected in the 2019 murder of a politician,...
Turkey’s top court upholds life sentences of 17 defendants in main coup trial
The Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey has upheld consecutive life sentences for 17 defendants who were alleged members of a military junta that...
Prison administration denies inmate parole despite eligibility and good behavior reports
Hayri Özkul, an inmate convicted on terrorism charges due to his links to the Gülen movement, said he was not released from prison although...
Villagers in southeastern Turkey’s Batman province claim mistreatment by gendarmerie
Reports of gendarmes’ mistreatment of villagers in southeastern Turkey's Batman province during raids on their homes for allegedly "aiding terrorist organizations" have recently become...
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...
Turkey bars entry of critics by adding their names next to ISIL suspects
Turkey has been arbitrarily refusing the entry for foreign nationals of Turkish origin who are deemed critical of the country's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Novelist says censorship of book is government’s attempt to suppress differences of opinion
Novelist Ahmet Ümit, the sale of whose book was restricted in March for alleged obscenity, said the decision was a result of the Turkish...
Authorities arrest teenager for insulting Turkish President Erdoğan
Turkish authorities arrested a 16-year-old teenager in Istanbul on Thursday morning for allegedly “insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan” and “inciting hatred and enmity among the...
Opposition politician sent to Silivri Prison to serve sentence
Canan Kaftancıoğlu, head of the İstanbul branch of Turkey’s main opposition party, has been sent to the notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul to serve...
Imam uses minaret to urge attendance at Erdoğan’s election rally
An imam in Turkey’s central province of Yozgat used the minaret of a local mosque to urge people to attend a Justice and Development...
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