Young officer in pretrial detention for 4 years handcuffed to bed during cancer treatment
Ercan Dağhan, a former 2nd lieutenant who has been in pre-trial detention for more than four years on charges of coup-plotting, is fighting cancer...
Boğaziçi University academics challenge government-appointed rector’s alleged misuse of power
Five academics from the Istanbul-based Boğaziçi University have filed separate lawsuits against the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) for dismissing their requests to investigate...
Professor, jailed for 6 years, given disciplinary punishment on day of release
A prominent Turkish professor who has been behind bars for six years on politically motivated charges has been forced to serve four more months...
Officers terrify 2 Kurdish boys with police dogs during raid on their Diyarbakır home
Police officers used their dogs to terrify two Kurdish boys during a raid on their home in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, the Mesopotamia...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 93 more educators over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants on Thursday for 93 educators as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu...
Turkish Airlines offers discounts to members of pro-Erdoğan lobbying group in Europe
Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, is offering discounts on ticket sales to members of the Union of International Democrats (UID), the ruling Justice...
Man imprisoned on Gülen links dies a day before scheduled release
Ramazan Açıkgöz, who was convicted of alleged links to the Gülen movement, died of a heart attack Tuesday evening, one day before he was...
Appeals court upholds life sentences for 4 defendants including journalist Karaca, former MP İşbilen:...
A regional court of appeals in Ankara has ruled to uphold the aggravated life sentences of four defendants — journalist Hidayet Karaca, former lawmaker...
HDP deputy Paylan asks Turkish Parliament to recognise Armenian Genocide
Turkish-Armenian parliamentarian Garo Paylan from the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) has announced that he has submitted a legislative proposal for the recognition of the...
34 women killed by men, 29 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Thirty-four women were murdered by men in Turkey in May, and 29 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Bianet news website reported.
Of the 34 women...
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