Turkish singer accused of having shoes autographed by NBA star Enes Kanter
Turkish singer Gökmen Ürü, for whom a detention warrant was issued by the Mardin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office as part of the Turkish government's...
HRF highlights Turkey’s human rights crisis in UN submission
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has raised alarm over Turkey's deteriorating human rights record in its recent submission to the United Nations Human Rights...
Turkish prosecutor demands 15 years in prison for Cumhuriyet daily executives, journalists
The prosecutor overseeing an ongoing "terror" investigation into executives and writers from Turkey's Cumhuriyet daily on Friday asked for the imprisonment of all suspects...
NBA star Kanter gets weekly death threats due to criticism of Turkey’s Erdoğan
New York Knicks’ center Enes Kanter, who just opted in to his final year of an $18.6 million contract with the team, has told...
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...
PURGE IN PAST 10 DAYS: 1,325 detained, 652 arrested in post-coup operations
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and...
9-month-old infant forced to accompany mother in prison quarantine cell
A 9-month-old baby has been required to accompany her mother, Yasemin Melizci, 29, in a prison quarantine cell, sparking criticism from human rights activists,...
Turkish court sends woman to prison on coup charges hours after surgery
Ayşe Bulut Yanılma, a female teacher who used to work at a prep-school affiliated with the Gülen movement, has been arrested by a Turkish...
German FM Maas: Turkey must free prisoners to mend ties with EU
Turkey cannot revive its strained relationship with the European Union (EU) until it frees German citizens it has detained, Germany’s foreign minister said on...
IVR cancels World Congress in İstanbul due to security concerns
The International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) has canceled its 28th World Congress scheduled to be held in İstanbul...
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