Turkey removes another mayor from office following terrorism conviction
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed Mehmet Alkan, mayor of the Kağızman district of Kars province, from office after he was sentenced to more than...
Popular döner restaurant chain in Turkey investigated over Gülen links, 353 detained
Turkish police have detained 353 people as part of an investigation into a well-known döner restaurant chain in Turkey for alleged links to the...
Pro-Kurdish politicians, journalists among 30 arrested on accusations of terrorism
Turkish authorities have arrested 30 people, including pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists and activists, following their detention in a series of police raids across...
Famous mountaineer given suspended sentence for spreading ‘disinformation’
Nasuh Mahruki, a renowned mountaineer and founder of the Turkish Search and Rescue Association (AKUT), has been handed down a suspended sentence of nearly...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Kurdish Political Movement and Opposition Groups: 2024 in Review
The Turkish government’s persecution of members of the Kurdish political movement and pressure on other opposition groups persisted throughout 2024, with people linked to...
Press Freedom in Turkey: 2024 in Review
Press freedom in Turkey deteriorated further in 2024, with journalist associations calling it “a lost year” for press freedom. Turkish journalist groups warned that press...
İstanbul Bar officials face up to 12 years over statement on Kurdish journalists’ killing
İstanbul Bar Association President İbrahim Kaboğlu and 10 board members face criminal charges carrying prison sentences of up to 12 years over their reaction...
Indictment seeks up to 15 years for jailed opposition mayor on terrorism charges
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 15 years for Ahmet Özer, a mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party...
Turkish authorities detain 353 on Gülen links in sweeping operations across the country
Turkish authorities have detained 353 people for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Friday on X.
Yerlikaya said...
Turkish human rights defender acquitted of charges of insulting the state
Turkish human rights defender and forensic doctor Şebnem Korur Fincancı was acquitted on Thursday of charges of “publicly insulting the Turkish state” after alleging...
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