INTERPOL does not name system abusers in order to preserve int’l police cooperation: secretary...
Jürgen Stock, the secretary general of INTERPOL, said in a recent “60 Minutes” interview on CBS News that while the organization is aware of abuses of...
Turkey records 3 femicides within a day
Three women across Turkey were killed within a 24-hour period by men from whom they were divorcing or separating, the Evrensel newspaper reported on...
Kurdish journalist facing terrorism charges goes on hunger strike in jail
Dicle Müftüoğlu, a Kurdish journalist who was arrested in May on terrorism-related charges, has gone on a hunger strike to draw attention to the...
Veteran journalist released from prison on judicial probation
Prominent Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilcak, who was sent to prison in December on conviction of libeling a public prosecutor, has been released on judicial probation, Turkish...
Armed attack on Italian church in İstanbul, one dead
Masked assailants carried out an attack on an Italian church in İstanbul during a service on Sunday, killing one person, Turkey’s interior minister said,...
Political scientist says gender inequality visible in all walks of life in Turkey
Political scientist Birgül Demirtaş has said women face many inequalities in professional life and that government policies had deepened gender inequality in all walks...
Turkey issues penalties for Israeli footballers due to messages on Hamas hostages
The Turkish Football Federation’s disciplinary committee has imposed penalties on two Israeli footballers and their former teams who both left Turkey earlier this month...
Turkey promotes police chief connected to allegations of brutal torture
The Turkish Interior Ministry has promoted Yaşar Gidiş, a police chief whose precinct has in recent years been implicated in several allegations of torture,...
Journalist sent to prison in İstanbul to serve sentence on terrorism charges
A Turkish journalist was sent to prison in İstanbul after his conviction on terrorism-related charges was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeals, Turkish...
Journalist indicted over remarks about father of slain soldier
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for a veteran journalist on charges of “inciting hatred and hostility among...
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