HSYK downgrades status of judge who reject ByLock use as evidence of crime
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) downgraded status of Antalya Regional Court of Justice head Şenol Demir and appointed him as Konya...
PAKURD Chairman Baran: I was exposed to heavy torture during detention
İbrahim Halil Baran, the chairman of Partiya Kurdistani (PAKURD), has said he was tortured during the 13 days he was in detention, the Grihat...
Purged teacher dies in construction accident in Turkey
Bünyamin Aydoğan, a teacher who was dismissed by a government decree issued under a state of emergency as part of a witch-hunt targeting Gülen...
Abducted teacher in Turkey turns up in police detention after 42 days of torture...
A philosophy teacher who was abducted in Turkish capital on a broad daylight in April and reported missing by his wife turned up in...
50 noncommissioned officers detained over alleged coup involvement
A total of 50 noncommissioned officers in 14 provinces have been detained by police over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish...
SCF report on Malaysia exposes abductions by Erdoğan’s long arm in Asia
Turkey has adopted a new thuggish tactic in persecuting its critics and opponents abroad by orchestrating abductions, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial renditions in addition...
EU calls on Turkey to respect highest democratic standards, practices
The European Union on Friday reacted to the detention of Oğuz Güven, the Internet editor of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, calling on Turkey to...
Turkish court jails controversial historian for ‘insulting’ Atatürk
An İstanbul court ruled on Friday for the arrest of one of the two historians for whom detention warrants were issued for insulting the...
Private school managers sentenced in Turkey to 7.5 years in jail over coup charges
Nine people who used to work at dormitories and schools closed by the government over coup charges and alleged ties to the Gülen movement in...
Ankara police assault group protesting in solidarity with hunger strike academics, detain over 20
Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police, who detained at least 20 protestors on Friday night, used excessive force against a group...
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