Mistreatment in police custody leaves dismissed Turkish academic Gülmen with injured leg
Nuriye Gülmen, an academic who had been dismissed from her job last year by a Turkish government decree, has said her leg was injured...
Turkey detains 209 people ahead of NATO summit in sweeping operations
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 209 people in early morning raids as part of a sweeping operation targeting 241 people ahead of a NATO...
Turkey arrests 48 for looting, defrauding earthquake victims: state media
Turkish authorities have arrested 48 people for looting or trying to defraud victims after a powerful earthquake hit Turkey, Agence France-Presse reported, citing state...
Turkey detains 2 journalists in morning raids
Turkish police detained journalists Kibriye Evren and Selamet Turan during Friday morning raids on their houses, Turkish media reported.
Evren was detained at her İstanbul...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking up to 2,430 years for İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking up to 2,430 years in prison for İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on charges that he led...
Turkish gov’t arrests brother-in-law of prominent graft prosecutor Zekeriya Öz
Turkish government has arrested Cemal Yavaş, the brother-in-law of the prominent corruption prosecutor Zekeriya Öz, who exposed Dec. 17/25, 2013 corruption and bribery scandal...
A young Kurdish man dies suspiciously in Turkish police custody
Turkish police claims on Friday that 24-year-old M.A., who was detained on a road check point in Antalya’s Gazipaşa district, has committed suicide by...
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...
Turkey to grant financial crimes unit the power to freeze bank accounts instantly
The Turkish Parliament is preparing to give the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) the power to immediately freeze bank accounts linked to suspicious transactions,...
Turkish court rules for continuation of imprisonment of pro-Kurdish HDP’s Demirtaş
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court ruled on Friday for a continuation of the imprisonment of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish...
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