Turkish court sentences journalist Deniz Yücel to almost 3 years prison
A Turkish court on Thursday convicted a correspondent for Germany’s Die Welt newspaper of engaging in propaganda in favor of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...
Gov’t crackdown on critical media turning into systematic violence against journalists: report
A June report by Turkey’s Progressive Journalists Association (ÇGD) has drawn attention to a series of physical attacks targeting members of the press, saying...
6 Kurdish politicians arrested days after detention on allegations of terrorism
A Turkish court has arrested six politicians, former mayors and their deputies in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır who were detained on June 8 as...
Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş accuses Erdoğan of power grab
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking to ensure victory in the next election by “illegally” trying to ban Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party, its former leader...
Detention warrants issued for 41 former and active-duty gendarmes over alleged Gülen links
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for five active duty and 36 former gendarmes over their alleged links to...
Turkish authorities delay parole of former teacher imprisoned over Gülen links despite eligibility
Turkish prison authorities have delayed the parole of Figen Çapkur, a social studies teacher convicted of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, despite...
Turkish court acquits university students strip-searched during detention
A court in western Turkey has acquitted 17 university students out of 23 who were detained on accusations of links to the Gülen movement...
Body in potter’s field identified as refugee thrown into river by Turkish gendarmes
A body buried in a potter’s field in İstanbul has been identified as one of the refugees who were allegedly thrown into a river...
Turkey at EU’s ‘grey list’ over its deficiencies on tax evasion, tax avoidance measures
Turkey is at the "grey list" of 44 countries that European Union (EU) has defined as they will have to take measures against tax evasion...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of singer/columnist jailed on terrorism charges
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said the rights of a famous singer and columnist who was jailed for 14 months in...
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