Court adjourns jailed İstanbul mayor’s trial over criticism of controversial prosecutor until July
A Turkish court has adjourned the trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu until July in a case concerning his criticism of a prosecutor for...
Man imprisoned in Turkey’s post-coup purge says crackdown drove daughter to kill her mother,...
A Turkish man whose daughter killed his wife and then herself after his post-coup imprisonment spoke publicly Sunday about how Turkey’s crackdown on the...
Turkish press groups decry detentions of journalists
Turkish press organizations have condemned the recent detentions of multiple journalists and a media translator as part of an investigation led by prosecutors in...
Former CHP leader visits İmamoğlu in prison amid growing political crackdown
Former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in Marmara Prison on Thursday, holding a nearly four-hour...
Prisoner on hunger strike in maximum security Turkish prison calls facility a ‘grave for...
Serkan Onur Yılmaz, who is imprisoned for alleged links to the banned Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C) and has been on a hunger strike for over...
Council of Europe urges Turkey to complete retrial in Yalçınkaya case in line with...
The Council of Europe (CoE) has pressed Turkey to complete the retrial of former teacher Yüksel Yalçınkaya in accordance with the European Convention of...
Presiding judge dismisses expert opinion on absence of crime in ‘terrorism’ trial of teenage...
The presiding judge in Turkey’s ongoing terrorism trial of 41 defendants — including teenage girls charged for participating in prayer, tutoring and Quran study...
Inmate in Ankara’s Sincan Prison is discovered dead under running shower
An inmate at Ankara’s Sincan Prison died of a heart attack on Thursday, with his body discovered lifeless under a running hot shower, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu,...
Turkish police detain 4 journalists in early morning operation
Turkish authorities detained four journalists Friday morning in police raids on their homes in Istanbul, the T24 news website reported.
Semra Pelek, a former member of...
CoE monitoring body warns hate speech, crimes worsening in Turkey
A human rights monitoring body of the Council of Europe (CoE) detailed the deteriorating situation regarding hate speech and hate-motivated violence in Turkey in...
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