Turkish family still missing after capsized boat incident on Turkish-Greek border
Three members of Turkish family has gone missing after their boat capsized in the Evros/Meriç/Maritsa River, an incident that has already resulted in confirmed...
Turkish prosecutors present toddler’s photo as evidence of terrorist propaganda
A photograph of Turkish journalist Sibel Hürtaş's one-year-old son has been included as evidence against her that prosecutors say shows she had incited hatred...
Turkey detains second lawyer representing jailed Istanbul mayor
A second lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been detained in northern Turkey as part of an expanding corruption investigation into the...
European Union slams Turkish gov’t over arrest of peace activist Osman Kavala
The European Union has criticized the arrest of Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and activist, on terror charges, reiterating its call on the Turkish...
Turkey’s intel agency renditioned Gülenist businessman from Tajikistan: state-run media
Koray Vural, a Turkish businessman who had gone missing in Tajikistan in mid-September and was being sought by Turkey over his links to the...
Turkish court sentences journalist Kazım Canlan to 7,5 years on “terror” charges
The Ankara 26th High Criminal Court on Monday handed down a seven year, six month sentence to journalist Kazım Canlan after he was convicted...
Police officers in southeastern Turkey allegedly beat lawyer and client in custody
Police officers in southeastern Turkey’s Urfa province allegedly beat a man in custody and his lawyer on Tuesday, inflicting substantial injuries, the Artı Gerçek...
80 Turkish bar associations condemn minister’s plan to restrict lawyer access
Eighty bar associations across Turkey on Sunday condemned Justice Minister Akın Gürlek’s proposal to restrict lawyers’ access to individuals held in pretrial detention, warning...
16 people in 4 cities detained over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Monday detained 16 people in raids carried out across four cities, including Ankara, for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a...
Former teacher and her 28-month-old infant released after suffering from poor conditions in prison
Turkish authorities on Friday released a former teacher and her 2-year-old daughter who was accompanying her in prison, bringing to mind previous appeals from...
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