Ex-AKP member hints at Erdoğan family role in alleged arming of civilians
A former member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has said it’s likely President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his son-in-law and former...
Saturday Mothers file criminal complaint against Turkish Interior Minister Soylu
The Saturday Mothers, a group of activists and relatives seeking the whereabouts of loved ones who disappeared while in police custody in the 1990s,...
Turkey says 45 pct of released convicts reoffend after paroled killer attacks opposition leader
Nearly half of all prisoners released in Turkey commit new crimes, according to Justice Ministry data, a figure that has reignited debate over the...
Turks in Germany predict creative exodus after Erdoğan’s re-election
Turkish artist Buğra Erol, 36, has worked between Berlin and İstanbul over the last few years, but his country’s decision to re-elect Recep Tayyip...
Authorities refuse to provide information on inmate hospitalized for COVID-19
Ertaş Sofuoğlu, a psychologist imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement, was hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 on June 28, but authorities...
Turkish courts jail 44 more military officers over alleged Gülen links
Turkish courts ruled to jail at least 47 people, including 44 military officers on active duty, in İstanbul and Ankara as part of its massive...
11 years after Turkey’s worst mining disaster, widow says families still waiting for justice
On the 11th anniversary of a 2014 mining disaster in Turkey’s Manisa province, a woman whose husband was killed in the tragedy told the T24 news...
Ankara court reinstates dismissed ‘Peace Academic,’ orders compensation for damages sustained
The Ankara 21st Administrative Court has announced its decision to reinstate academic Mine Gencel Bek, who was dismissed from her job by an emergency...
ByLock was used as pretext to arrest critics of Erdoğan gov’t, ex-MP claims
A former Turkish lawmaker claimed that, in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt, Turkish government arrested its critics under the pretext of alleged...
Provincial mayor resigns after ‘resisting’ Turkish gov’t’s demand for days
Enver Yılmaz, mayor of the northern Turkish city of Ordu, has resigned after first reportedly rejecting a call from the ruling Justice and Development...
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