Police seize passport of slain academic Kışlalı’s daughter over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have seized the passport of Dolunay Kışlalı, daughter of slain academic and columnist Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, over alleged links to the Gülen...
Journalist not released despite witness claims to have signed testimonies under torture
A Hakkari court on Wednesday declined to release journalist Nedim Türfent although 12 of 13 witnesses retracted their written testimonies and said they were...
Turkish court decides to release 12 ISIL suspects on Wednesday
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Wednesday decided to release 12 out of 35 suspects who are standing trial on charges of membership...
Turkish court releases UN judge arrested over alleged Gülen links
An Ankara court on Wednesday ruled to release Aydın Sefa Akay, a judge for the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) who...
Turkey sends CHP deputy Berberoğlu to jail over story on MİT trucks carrying weapons...
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Wednesday handed down a prison sentence of 25 years to main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy...
Turkey’s presidency refuses to give info about Erdoğan’s advisors, says ‘of no interest to...
The public relations department of the Turkish President’s Office has rejected a request from a Cumhuriyet daily reporter to receive information about the number...
An armored vehicle used by Turkish security forces kills old woman in Diyarbakır’s Lice...
An old woman named Pakize Hazar has reportedly lost her life when she was hit by an armored vehicle used by Turkish security forces...
Turkish courts give long prison sentences to alleged members of Gülen movement over trivial...
A teacher, Hasan Günay, who used to work for Private Yamanlar College which was one of the most successfull Turkish schools before unlawfully closed...
Turkish government detains 78 lawyers over alleged links to Gülen movement on Wednesday
Turkish police has detained 78 lawyers in an investigation as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of...
UN special reporter says Turkey in worst shape on freedom of expression in recent...
David Kaye, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, said in a recent...
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