Arrest warrant issued for Sözcü daily’s license holder over alleged Gülen links
Following the arrest on Friday of Sözcü daily reporter Gökmen Ulu and online manager Mediha Olgun, an arrest warrant has been issued for Sözcü’s...
Turkish gov’t releases two jailed journalists in pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem case
Journalist Kemal Sancılı from the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem and acting news editor of the daily İnan Kızılkaya, were released on Tuesday, reported Turkish media.
Journalists Sancılı...
4 Charlie Hebdo journalists indicted in Turkey for insulting Erdoğan
An indictment drafted by a Turkish prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to four years for four staff members of the French satirical...
Sock company with $50 million turnover transferred to TMSF due to Gülen links
One of the five largest sock companies in Turkey, Akın Çorap, which has an annual turnover of $50 million, has been transferred to Turkey’s...
27 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Twenty-seven people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
Pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Yıldırım to be stripped of parliamentary status for insulting Erdoğan
Ahmet Yıldırım, deputy from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP), will be stripped of his parliamentary status after his conviction on charges of insulting...
CHP deputy says Turkey’s OHAL commission like a stillborn child
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Ankara deputy Şenal Sarıhan has said a state of emergency (OHAL) commission, established to investigate applications directly...
Giving birth at Gülen-linked Turkish hospital cited as reason for termination from job
Workers who were fired from their jobs at İzmir’s Ege University lost their jobs because they had a baby or received medical treatment at...
520 children under the age of 6 in prison with their mothers in Turkey:...
A total of 520 children under the age of six are accompanying their mothers in Turkish prisons, according to a report released on Tuesday...
Turks living abroad relied on social media for earthquake news amid failure of regular...
Turks living outside their home country have relied heavily on social media for news about relatives who were affected by earthquakes that struck southeastern...
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