Turkish court acquits 12 over attack on outspoken fashion designer
A Turkish court on Friday acquitted 12 of 13 suspects who stood trial for a mob attack on Barbaros Şansal, one of Turkey’s most...
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...
Ailing 68-year-old in Turkey dies 29 days after release
Cemal Tanhan, a 68-year-old man who was incarcerated in northwestern Turkey despite severe health problems, died 29 days after his release, the Mezopotamya news...
Turkish Interior Ministry sends circulars to governor’s offices requesting closer monitoring of student activities
The Turkish Interior Ministry has sent circulars to governor's offices in Turkey requesting that universities closely monitor student activities, raising concerns that government pressure...
Turkish purge victims Gülmen and Özakça end hunger strike, vow to take fight to...
Educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça ended their 324-day-long hunger strike after the State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission rejected their requests to return...
10 members of communist party briefly detained for allegedly stealing from AFAD
Turkish police on Thursday briefly detained 10 members of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) who were helping earthquake victims in the southern Turkish...
Ministry of Interior refuses to disclose data on crimes committed by police, nighttime neighborhood...
In response to questions posed by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Süleyman Bülbül, the Turkish Ministry of Interior has refused to disclose any information...
Turkey’s pro-LGBT NGOs to file complaint against nationalists over threat
A group of NGOs announced on Wednesday that they plan to file a criminal complaint against the head of the nationalist Alperen Ocakları’s İstanbul...
Jailed journalist Mustafa Ünal about Turkish gov’t: They are strong, I am right
Mustafa Ünal (50), a veteran journalist and former Ankara bureau chief for the shuttered Zaman daily, said in a letter from İstanbul's notorious Silivri Prison,...
Turkish man acquitted of rape charges after court says minor girl ‘looks 18’
A 22-year-old Turkish man has been acquitted of rape charges after a court said the 12-year-old girl he allegedly sexually abused in 2014 “looked...
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