Ailing 83-year-old prisoner tests positive for COVID-19
Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who was not released by authorities despite suffering from severe health problems, has tested positive for COVID-19 in...
US includes Turkey among countries flagged for high risk of kidnapping
The US State Department has added a new indicator to its travel advisories to flag the high risk of kidnapping in 35 countries around...
Former AKP lawmaker faces up to 8 years for criticizing Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to eight years in prison for Hüseyin Kocabıyık, a former lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Veteran actor investigated for calling Erdoğan a ‘thief’ in 2016 tweet
A 76-year-old Turkish actor is facing charges of insulting the president for referring to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a “thief” in a tweet...
HDP co-chair investigated for allegedly insulting judges at murder trial
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairperson Pervin Buldan on accusations that she insulted the panel of judges...
Local journalist sent to prison for insulting President Erdoğan
Mustafa Yayla, a newspaper journalist in Aydın province, has been sent to jail for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish media reported on Sunday.
A...
Women leaving workforce for family reasons up 81.5 percent in 5 years: TurkStat
The number of women in Turkey who have left the workforce for family and personal reasons has risen 81.5 percent in the past five years,...
20-year-old son of purge victims dies by suicide
Onur Selim Y., a 20-year-old university student living and studying in the northeastern Turkish province of Erzurum, has died by hanging himself from a...
Greece to expel Turkish-Armenian writer
A Greek court has ordered the release of a Turkish-Armenian writer on condition that he leave the country within two weeks, Agence-France Presse reported...
Visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat released from prison
Visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat, who was jailed in July 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, was released pending appeal from...
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