Local court rejects Demirtaş’s appeal for release despite ECtHR ruling
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request for release filed by Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş which was based on a...
Jailed journalist Ilıcak appears in Turkish court on espionage charges
Renowned journalist Nazlı Ilıcak, who was jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016 and given an aggravated...
66-year-old columnist Bulaç says denied access to books in prison
Under arrest since July 31, 2016, veteran columnist and writer Ali Bulaç has said he is being denied access to books in prison.
A main...
Turkey orders detention of 12 over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors on Friday ordered the detention of 12 people, including currently employed civil servants, due to alleged links to the Gülen movement based...
Turkey’s Erdoğan: CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu may never be able to go out on the street...
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu with not being able to go out into...
Turkey blocks access to alternative website of popular online forum
An Ankara court has blocked access to an alternative website for Ekşi Sözlük, one of the country’s most popular social media websites, which had...
Pregnant woman’s health rapidly declines in Turkish prison after Gülen-linked arrest
The health of a pregnant woman jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has quickly worsened in custody, her husband said Monday,...
Father of three released in Turkey only after wife died following heart attack
Engin Öztürk, a father of three who spent 15 months behind bars over his alleged ties to the Gülen movement, has been released only...
Head of Turkey’s pro-gov’t think tank detained as part of Kavala probe
Turkish police has detained Associated Professor Şaban Kardaş, the head of Middle East Strategic Research Center (ORSAM) a pro-government think tank under the control...
Turkey blocks access to İmamoğlu’s campaign account on X over ‘national security’ concerns
Turkey has blocked access to an X account opened to promote the presidential campaign of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of İstanbul and the...
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