İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu defiant after suspension from office and arrest

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu vowed to continue his political fight after being jailed in a corruption investigation and suspended from office Sunday, developments that...

Turkey continues jailing mothers with babies as part of crackdown on Gülen movement 

Turkish authorities continue jailing mothers with their babies as part of a crackdown on alleged members of the Gülen movement despite a law requiring...

Turkey’s state-run news agency harasses Turkish rights activist in the US over Times Square...

Three employees of Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) harassed the president of US-based advocacy organization Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) on Sunday after...

Police officer accused of torturing former air force commander gets promoted

Elif Uzun Sümercan, a previous deputy chief of the Ankara Police Department’s counterterrorism unit who was accused of torturing former commander of the Turkish...

12 people face up to 3 years in prison over Boğaziçi protests

Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to three years in prison for 12 people who took part in protests against the government-appointed rector of İstanbul’s...

25 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week

Twenty-five people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...

Experts warn of safety risks as contractors ordered to work round the clock in...

Occupational safety experts have criticized a recent directive by Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum instructing contractors in earthquake-affected areas to work...

Turkish Parliament rejects proposal to postpone prison sentence of mothers with children under 15

The Turkish Parliament removed from a bill that was passed on Thursday an article postponing the prison sentences of mothers with children under 15...

Prosecutor seeks prison for defendants in terrorism trial of girls over religious, social activities

A Turkish prosecutor has recommended prison sentences for all 41 defendants in the controversial “girls’ trial,” a terrorism case targeting minor girls and their...

RSF condemns increasing attacks on journalists in Turkey

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Germany has condemned the increasing attacks and threats against journalists in Turkey, Deutsche Welle Turkish Service (DW) reported. RSF said they...
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