Former police chief not released from prison until too late succumbs to cancer
Tevfik Birecik, a 49-year-old former police chief who was not released from prison until his colon cancer had spread to other parts of his...
Turkish journalist briefly detained for covering news on Hagia Sophia damage
Journalist Engin Açar was briefly detained on Monday for reporting on damage suffered by the iconic Hagia Sophia, the Bianet news website reported.
A correspondent...
Opposition deputy viciously attacked following threats from interior minister
Barış Atay, a deputy from Turkey’s Workers’ Party (İP), was attacked by a group of men in İstanbul just past midnight on Monday following...
Turkish minister called 891 youngsters living in prison with their mothers ‘terrorists’ children’: opposition...
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has said the country’s family minister described 891 youngsters under the age of 6living in prison with their mothers as...
Most Turks are dissatisfied with the level of democracy in their country: survey
Turkey is ranked 47th among 53 nations where people’s dissatisfaction with the level of democracy in their countries is the highest, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Turkish gov’t continued to limit religious minorities’ rights in 2021: US report
The US Department of State has underlined in a recent report that Ankara continued to limit the rights of non-Muslim religious minorities, especially those not recognized...
Tortured, robbed and pushed back to Turkey, migrants face rogue force in Greece: report
A Turkish migrant who fled Ankara’s crackdown on dissent has given a detailed account of push-back on Greek soil to Bold Medya on Friday,...
Turkey’s disinformation law used to charge at least 83 journalists since 2022, data show
Turkey has charged at least 83 journalists a total of 114 times under its disinformation law since it took effect in October 2022, according...
2,988 consecutive life sentences sought for 38 suspects in coup trial
A total of 2,988 consecutive life sentences are sought for 38 out of 221 suspects in an indictment prepared into a failed coup attempt...
Lawyer gets suspended sentence due to remarks on Islamic law
An İstanbul court has handed down a nine-month suspended sentence to a lawyer on conviction of inciting hatred and enmity among the people with...
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