Purged nurse succumbs to cancer
Mother of two and former nurse Zeynep Baltacı, 34, who was fired by an emergency decree as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge of state...
Turkey remains ‘not free’ according to Freedom House report
Turkey remains “not free” with a score of 32/100, in the same category as Russia, China and Iran, according to “Freedom in the World...
Turkish police chief leading probe into top coup suspect arrested over alleged Gülen links
Ercan Özoğluöz, a Turkish police chief who was in charge of the effort to apprehend the number one suspect in a controversial coup attempt...
Turkish courts sentence 3 Kurdish mayors on terror-related charges
Turkish courts have sentenced three elected Kurdish mayors to prison on terrorism-related charges in separate trials, Turkish media reported.
The mayors are Mehmet Sıddık Akış,...
Gunman, 9 others convicted in murder trial of Turkish journalist
A Turkish court on Monday handed down prison sentences including aggravated life to 10 people who were tried in connection to the murder of...
Report shows gun ownership on the rise in Turkey
A report drafted by Turkey’s Gendarmerie General Command has revealed an increasing demand for gun ownership in the country, with a 34 percent increase...
CHP vice chair: More than 100,000 children reported missing in Turkey in 8 years
As media coverage of missing children in Turkey has recently increased, Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Vice Chairperson Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi announced data compiled by...
Turkish authorities use Gülen link investigations as leverage over judiciary: report
Turkish authorities are reportedly using investigations of judges and prosecutors for alleged ties to the Gülen movement as leverage to ensure that their rulings...
Police officer involved in killing of Gezi protestor sentenced to 7 months in prison...
A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of seven-and-a-half months to a police officer on conviction of “willfully causing minor injury” to...
NATO to put democratic backsliding in Turkey on its agenda
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in a speech at the European Parliament (EP) revealed that the alliance will put democratic backsliding in Turkey on its...
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