Torture and intimidation in a Turkish detention center: Former detainee shares details of harrowing...
Hayati Uysal, a 29-year-old Turkish man who was imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement, has shared his harrowing account of torture in detention that...
Some 8 million women in Turkey downloaded domestic violence app since 2018
Widespread fears of domestic violence have driven 7,830,000 women in Turkey to download the Women’s Emergency Support Application (KADES) since its launch in 2018,...
Prosecutors seek to replace İstanbul bar chairman, executives on terror propaganda charges
Turkish prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the İstanbul Bar Association for “disseminating terrorist propaganda” over its calls for a probe into journalist deaths...
Judge accused of corruption to oversee training of Turkey’s future jurists
A judge who was accused of bribery and misconduct in 2023 has been appointed to lead Turkey’s Justice Academy, a body tasked with training...
Erdoğan’s party reintroduces controversial proposal allowing government to appoint trustees to companies under investigation
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has reintroduced a contentious proposal allowing the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) to be appointed as trustees...
Turkish lawyer claims police classified daily routines as crimes in Gülen movement investigation
A lawyer has claimed that the Turkish police documented routine daily activities as criminal acts in an investigation targeting two individuals allegedly linked to...
Turkey detains 110 in operations targeting alleged Gülen followers
A total of 110 people have been detained over the past week in police operations that targeted alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement,...
ECtHR faults Turkey for denying top judges legal recourse after dismissal under 2014 law
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found Turkey in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for denying access to...
Erdoğan hints at running for re-election after calling 2024 local elections his last
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has implied that he may run for re-election in 2028, despite previously announcing that the 2024 local elections would...
Former teacher arrested over alleged Gülen links while taking disabled son to hospital
Mervane Albayrak, a former teacher previously sentenced to more than six years in prison for alleged ties to the Gülen movement, was arrested while...
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