CCTV recordings at police station reveal brutal treatment of detainee
Newly emerged CCTV recordings of a man who died in police custody on June 5 in İstanbul show several policemen detaining him and one...
Turkey’s top court faults ministries, local authorities over 2011 blasts that killed 20 workers
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that two ministries, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as...
Jailed journalist Ünal: Indictment has lost validity as prosecutor suspended
Mustafa Ünal (51), a jailed veteran journalist and former Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Zaman daily, has said since the prosecutor who indicted...
VPN demand in Turkey skyrockets after gov’t limits social media use following attack
Demand for VPN services in Turkey increased by 853 percent on Sunday, when the Turkish government imposed a restriction on social media platforms following...
Young man dies in Turkish prison under suspicious circumstances after beating by guards
A young man who was found dead in a solitary prison cell was allegedly beaten by prison guards two weeks prior and was not...
Turkish police detain 22 from Antalya municipality-linked group in opposition crackdown
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 22 people in a raid on an association linked to Antalya’s opposition-run metropolitan municipality, the latest move in what...
Turkey’s ruling party spokesperson Çelik: Amnesty not on AKP’s agenda
Ömer Çelik, the spokesperson for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said that "amnesty is not on...
Turkish prosecutor extends sentence of a political prisoner, eliminating his chance for parole
A Turkish prosecutor has unilaterally extended the prison sentence of political prisoner Resul Baltacı without the benefit of a court proceeding, eliminating his chances...
Under threat of arrest in US, Erdoğan leaves his security detail at home
Members of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail who were indicted in the US for violently attacking protesters in Washington, D.C., in...
Education minister says evolution is out, concept of jihad is in new curriculum in...
Turkish Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz has said a new national school curriculum will exclude evolution theory but will include the concept of jihad, or...
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