Turkish court orders rearrest of 4 accused of aiding families linked to Gülen movement
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of four people shortly after their release in a trial on allegations that they provided financial...
Demirtaş’s lawyer accused of joining HDP’s WhatsApp group
An indictment prepared against Levent Pişkin, a lawyer representing Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has revealed that he has been charged with...
Turkish government imprisons one more mother with her baby over links to Gülen movement
Turkish government, which has imprisoned 668 babies so far, has imprisoned one more mother together with her one-year-old daughter on Friday over her alleged...
Turkey jails retired diplomat, former intelligence officer Altaylı over his alleged links to Gülen...
Turkish government has jailed Enver Altaylı, a 73-year-old Enver former diplomat and former personnel of notorious National Intelligence Organization (MİT) on Sunday. An Ankara court, which is...
Convicted mafia godfather calls on Turkish people to support AKP-MHP alliance
A convicted mafia leader in Turkey has made an announcement from his prison cell calling on people to support the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)...
Businessman accused of spying for US, UK and Israel says he spied on Gülen...
A Turkish businessman accused of spying for the US, the UK and Israel told a court Monday that he helped Ankara identify the names,...
Teacher fired in post-coup purge, not reinstated despite acquittal, dies in traffic accident
Özden Kıvançlı, 46, a social studies teacher dismissed by a government decree and never reinstated despite being acquitted in court, died in a traffic...
Ministry challenges top court stay on regulation banning recordings at protests
Turkey’s Interior Ministry and Security General Directorate have challenged a recent decision by the country’s top administrative court, which ruled for a stay of...
OSCE visits Turkish opposition to discuss possible election fraud in June polls
A delegation from Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has met with Turkish opposition party members prior to snap elections on June...
Turkey is violating international law with airstrikes in northern Syria, says Swedish politician
Morgan Johansson, a Swedish politician and spokesperson for the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraternas), says Turkey's airstrikes in northern Syria are a violation of international law,...
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