Turkish court rejects US pastor Brunson’s appeal for release for second time
A Turkish court in İzmir province has rejected an appeal for US pastor Andrew Brunson to be released from house arrest during his trial on...
Editor-in-chief of pro-Erdoğan Yeni Akit daily targets widow of slain journalist Hrant Dink
Ali İhsan Karahasanoğlu, editor-in-chief of the pro-government radical Islamist Yeni Akit newspaper, targeted Rakel Dink, the widow of slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, in...
Half of Turks distrust the judiciary, with confidence dropping to 36 percent: survey
Public trust in Turkey’s judiciary has fallen to 36 percent, with half of respondents saying they do not trust the courts, according to a...
CoE’s head Jagland to visit Turkey over rule of law, human rights
The head of the human rights watchdog Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, is going to visit Turkish capital Ankara on Feb. 15 on a...
Women’s rights activist acquitted of charges of insulting former minister
A member of a women’s rights group who stood trial on charges of insulting a former interior minister has been acquitted, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
İmamoğlu ordered to pay damages to Erdoğan over remarks on assets seizure
A Turkish court has ordered Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul’s jailed mayor and the main opposition’s presidential candidate, to pay 150,000 Turkish lira ($3,500) in non-pecuniary...
A 57-year-old prisoner with toothache passes away at Turkey’s Mersin prison
The death of a sick prisoner, Yılmaz Duruk (57), who was hospitalised following he was diagnosed with infection, on November 17, 2017 that is seven...
Woman put under house arrest over alleged insult of Erdoğan
A Turkish court has placed a woman under house arrest for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a street interview in İstanbul, Turkish...
Turkish-backed militias cut down nearly 1.5 mln trees in Afrin: report
Turkish-backed Syrian militias have cut down nearly 1.5 million trees, including 650,000 olive trees, in the past three years in the Syrian district of...
Turkish courts arrested 27 journalists in 2023: report
Journalists in Turkey made 563 court appearances in 2023, with the courts arresting 27 out of 72 journalists who were detained by law enforcement,...
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