Court imposes access ban on 26 reports about bribery allegations against prosecutor
A Turkish court has imposed an access ban on 26 news reports concerning bribery allegations made by a mobster against a public prosecutor that...
8 former teachers, police officers arrested after trying to flee to Greece
Eight former teachers and police officers who were fired by government decrees in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey were detained...
Turkish FM: At least 30 countries shut down schools affiliated with Gülen movement
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated on Wednesday that at least 30 countries have shut down schools and institutions affiliated with the Gülen movement and...
Turkey’s main opposition leader faces fresh probe, lawsuit over remarks criticizing Erdoğan
Turkey’s justice minister announced on Wednesday that prosecutors have opened an investigation into main opposition leader Özgür Özel over comments he made criticizing President...
Kurdish politician sentenced to more than 4 years in prison on insult charges
A Turkish court has sentenced Kurdish politician and former MP Selma Irmak to four years, two months in prison on charges of insulting President...
Negligence in tunnel collapse that killed 11 workers was covered up: Turkish Court of...
The Turkish Court of Accounts said an incident on September 24, 2020 in which an explosion took place in a mountain tunnel under construction,...
Turkish gov’t detains 478 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 478 people last week (Oct.22-Oct.29) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
New wave of #MeToo allegations rocks Turkey’s arts, media and schools
A fresh wave of MeToo-style allegations is reverberating across Turkey, with women and LGBTQ+ people accusing prominent men in the arts, media and education...
Turkey released Kazakh ISIL suspect wanted by INTERPOL for lack of evidence
Turkish authorities have released pending trial a Kazakh national wanted by INTERPOL on suspicion of membership in the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...
Turkish court rules to release 3 military cadets during retrial on coup charges
A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled for the release from prison of three former military cadets who are being retried for their role in...
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