Turkish journalist briefly detained for covering news on Hagia Sophia damage
Journalist Engin Açar was briefly detained on Monday for reporting on damage suffered by the iconic Hagia Sophia, the Bianet news website reported.
A correspondent...
Recent photograph from Izmir’s Şakran Prison reveals large number of children accompanying their mothers
A recent photograph taken in western Turkey's Izmir's Şakran Prison has revealed the large number of children who were made to accompany their mothers...
Gendarmes spark outrage for terrorizing Kurdish civilians during detention in eastern Turkey
A group of gendarmes has sparked outrage for terrorizing civilians in Van, a Kurdish-majority city in eastern Turkey, by firing random shots into the...
Erdoğan brings reinstatement of death penalty to Turkey’s agenda again as elections loom
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has brought reinstatement of the death penalty back to Turkey’s agenda just like he does during almost every election...
Detention warrants issued for 34 former, current public servants due to alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 34 former and current public servants as part of an operation based in Ankara due to their...
Turkish drone strike kills 4 in northeast Syria: monitor
A Turkish drone strike on Tuesday killed at least four people in a northeast Syrian city held by Kurdish forces, the latest in a...
90 percent of university students unable to find accommodation, says CHP lawmaker
Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Ali Mahir Başarır has said nearly 90 percent of students in Turkey who are due to start university this...
Ailing 83-year-old prisoner hospitalized after health deteriorates
Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who was not released by authorities despite suffering from severe health problems, was hospitalized on Friday after his...
Journalists’ associations to stage demonstrations in 5 provinces protesting arrest of 16 Kurdish journalists
Two journalist organizations will organize demonstrations on Friday in five Turkish provinces protesting the arrest of 16 Kurdish journalists on June 16, the Bianet...
Journalist gets two-and-a-half years for aiding a terrorist organization
A journalist in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison due to her journalistic activities in 2015...
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