Erdoğan sues opposition politician over remarks calling him a ‘dictator’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against a main opposition party politician seeking TL 250,000 ($32,000) in damages for remarks accusing...

Kurdish singer says concert cancelled by municipality for including Kurdish songs

Kurdish singer Mem Ararat said in a statement on Twitter that a concert of his which was scheduled to take place on December 4...

Yusuf’s autism has worsened significantly since his father was imprisoned a year ago

The condition of Yusuf Halis Çetin, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, has significantly worsened since his father was imprisoned...

RSF 2018 report: Turkey remains world’s biggest jailer of professional journalists

Turkey continues to be the world’s biggest jailer of professional journalists according to a report released on Tuesday by Reporters without Borders (RSF), despite...

Inmate whose son and son-in-law are also in prison not released despite serving his...

Hüseyin Yüce (61), who was sentenced to six years, three months’ imprisonment on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, has not been released...

Prison administration bans Kurdish publications and notebooks

In a letter to pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit, female inmates at Van’s T-Type Prison complained of unlawful bans on...
US Consulate Istanbul

Another US Consulate employee in Istanbul facing prison on terrorism charges

A Turkish prosecutor has demanded up to 15 years’ imprisonment for Nazmi Mete Cantürk, a security officer at the US Consulate General in Istanbul,...

Turkey’s policies threaten Greek Orthodox community, benefit Russia, church leaders warn

Two leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Christian community warned Monday at an Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) conference that the Turkish...
Yüksel Kocaman and Erdogan

Public prosecutor’s wedding day visit to Erdoğan with bride sparks controversy

The wedding day visit of Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman and his bride to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at his palace on...

3 political prisoners from same family diagnosed with COVID-19 as cases increase in Turkish...

Three men from the same family who were arrested in Turkey on trumped-up terrorism charges have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in prison, Bold Medya...
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