Cases of Turkish journalists before ECtHR drag on as they languish in jail: report
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has yet to deliver verdicts on the cases of dozens of journalists from Turkey, many of whom...
Turkey uses migrants to pressure EU, Austrian minister says: report
Austria’s minister for the European Union and the constitution on Thursday accused Turkey of using migrant flows as a means to pressure the 27-member...
Wife of police chief, suffering from COVID-19, detained in hospital, handcuffed to bed
Esmahan Demirhan, the wife of a former police chief who led corruption investigations in Turkey in 2013, was detained in the hospital where she...
Police detain man with severe Parkinson’s over Gülen links
İbrahim Karakoç, 59, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease and other serious health problems, was detained on Tuesday in Isparta province for alleged links to...
2.3 million irregular migrants denied entry, 283,000 deported since 2016, Turkish interior minister says
A total of 2.327 million irregular migrants have been denied entry at Turkey’s eastern and southern borders, and 283,790 have been deported since 2016,...
Prosecutor seeks acquittal of Turkish-German journalist of terror charges
An İstanbul prosecutor has requested that a Turkish-German journalist who is standing trial on terror-related charges be acquitted, Turkish Minute reported, citing a statement...
Man kept in solitary confinement over Gülen links suffers from facial paralysis
Akif Sarı, 46, who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement and has been kept in solitary confinement since January 2020, is...
Most Syrians see no future in Turkey: report
Most of the Syrian refugees living in Turkey do not see a future in the country, Turkish Minute reported, citing a report drafted by...
Father of missing Yusuf Bilge Tunç says reappearance of former bureaucrat gives him hope
The father of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing 25 months ago and is feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence, said the...
CHP deputy submits parliamentary question about 64-year-old man beaten by police in traffic
Levent Gök, a lawmaker from the Republican People's Party (CHP), submitted a parliamentary question on Wednesday about an incident involving a 64-year-old man who...
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