Inmates in Turkish prison put in solitary for performing Kurdish folk dance
Fifteen inmates in Turkey’s Batman prison have been put in solitary confinement for 15 days as punishment for performing a traditional Kurdish folk dance,...
Turkey arrests 5 alleged hackers who hacked Qatar News Agency in May
Five suspected computer hackers have reportedly been arrested in Turkey in connection with a cyberattack on the state Qatar News Agency (QNA) in April,...
Turkish police deny torturing villagers while investigation continues
Turkey’s General Directorate of Security on Thursday denied torturing thirty-six villagers who were detained on July 5 as part of an operation by Turkish...
Jailed journalist Tunca Öğreten gets married in prison
Diken news website editor Tunca Öğreten, who was arrested in Jan. 17 for publishing stories on the leaked emails of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...
Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu visits Erdoğanist thugs in US prison
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Erdoğanist thugs Eyüp Yıldırım and Sinan Narin who were arrested by an American court for their role in...
Inmate denied release from Turkish prison despite suffering from MS
An inmate in Istanbul’s Metris Prison who was previously a major in the Turkish military has been denied suspension of his sentence despite suffering...
Currency crisis hits publishing industry in Turkey
A sharp decline in the value of the Turkish lira has led to a crisis in the publishing sector since Turkey imports almost all...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan saved IRGC drug traffickers, human smugglers in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The government of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has aided and abetted a drug trafficking and human smuggling network run in...
Turkish prosecutor demands aggravated life sentences for journalist Ilıcak and Altan brothers
Turkish prosecutor has demanded aggravated life imprisonment on Monday for prominent author and journalists Ahmet Altan, his academic brother Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak...
Turkey investigates 30 over tweets about Erdoğan’s health
Turkish National Police announced on Wednesday that legal action has been taken against 30 people who commented about the health of President Recep Tayyip...
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