Mexico hails ‘heroic’ rescue dog that died in Turkey
Mexico on Monday paid tribute to a military rescue dog that died while searching for survivors buried under the rubble of the earthquake in...
Turkish prosecutors seek up to 3 years for 11 people over protesting trade with...
Turkish prosecutors are seeking prison sentences of up to three years for 11 people who staged a sit-in outside a government trade office in...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for former CHP deputy Erdemir over Zarrab case
İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office issued a detention warrant on Tuesday for former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Aykan Erdemir, on the grounds...
Turkish gov’t detains 25 people, mostly doctors, over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government detained 25 people, mostly doctors who used to work for hospitals closed over alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, in a...
Swedish journalist given suspended sentence in Turkey named among 10 most urgent press freedom...
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was recently given a suspended sentence of 11 months by a Turkish court for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish secret witness not recognise any of 145 defendants whom he accused of having...
A secret witness codenamed 'Aslan', said during a trial in Turkey's Denizli province, he did not know the names of the defendants that he...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 35 people over Afrin messages
Turkish public prosecutor’s offices on Sunday issued detention warrants for at least 35 people on accusations of disseminating the propaganda of the Kurdish Democratic...
Amnesty International: Hundreds at imminent risk of forced eviction in Diyarbakır’s Sur
Hundreds of residents in the Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods in the Sur district of Diyarbakır province are at imminent risk of forced eviction, Amnesty...
Journalist Büşra Erdal denied release despite eligibility for parole
Journalist Büşra Erdal has been denied release from prison although she has been eligible for parole since March 30, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a prominent...
Death of Ahmet Burhan Ataç reveals plight of children caught up in Turkey’s massive...
The terrible ordeal of an 8-year-old Turkish boy who lost his life to cancer while his father was jailed and his mother tried on...
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