115 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigations’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 115 people from a variety of professions due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement based...
New Internet censorship legislation passed in Turkish Parliament
A piece of legislation criticised for constituting a censorship law was approved on Wednesday in the Turkish Parliament to "regulate" video and audio broadcasts...
Turkish Interior Minister Soylu’s mobile phones wiretapped by police officers under his command
Mobile phones used by Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu have been illegally wiretapped by police officers who normally act on his orders, according to...
Turkish police detains 12 people including DBP provincial co-chair in Van
Turkish police forces raided the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions' Party (DBP) office and some houses in Turkey’s eastern province of Van on Thursday morning and...
Turkish police detain 10 for attending Pride march in central Turkey
Turkish police on Sunday detained 10 people at a Pride march in the central province of Eskişehir despite a ban imposed by the governor’s...
Woman with history of diabetic comas rearrested over alleged Gülen links
Züleyha Doğru, 31, was rearrested today on charges of links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite having lapsed into a diabetic coma twice during...
Reuters: Turkish court throws out case against former WSJ journalist Albayrak
A Turkish court has thrown out the conviction of a former Wall Street Journal reporter, the newspaper said, annulling a verdict sentencing her to...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by uploading their correspondence to judicial network server
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to respect for private life of 14 inmates by uploading...
Villagers in southeastern Turkey’s Batman province claim mistreatment by gendarmerie
Reports of gendarmes’ mistreatment of villagers in southeastern Turkey's Batman province during raids on their homes for allegedly "aiding terrorist organizations" have recently become...
Forbes on Zarrab case: Erdoğan’s family members and his cronies will possibly unable to...
Forbes, an influential American bi-weekly business magazine, has reported on Friday that if Turkey's ruling elite comes under US sanctions that will put Turkish autocratic...
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