Armed attack in central Turkey leaves journalist injured
Journalist Azim Deniz was shot in the abdomen and leg by an unidentified gunman in the central Turkish province of Kayseri, Turkish media reported...
Turkish gov’t arrests dismissed pro-Kurdish mayor, 1-year-old son as mother battered during operation
Lice Municipality’s former co-mayor Rezan Zuğurlı was arrested along with her 1-year-old son while her mother Firuze Zuğurlı was battered by police officers during...
Jailed Kurdish leader seeks release from prison to contribute to new peace process
Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş is demanding his release from prison to contribute to a new peace process in Turkey aimed at the laying...
Lawyer gets suspended sentence due to remarks on Islamic law
An İstanbul court has handed down a nine-month suspended sentence to a lawyer on conviction of inciting hatred and enmity among the people with...
Police detain two journalists in eastern Turkey
Nismiye Güler and Zeynep Turgut, two reporters for the Diyarbakir-based multilingual online news portal, Gazete Sujin were detained on Thursday.
Two reporters were on way...
Former Turkish footballer Uğur Boral briefly detained over alleged links to Gülen movement
Former football player Uğur Boral has been briefly detained over his alleged ties to the Gülen movement, according to Habertürk daily newspaper.
The 35-year-old former...
As trial nears end, jailed Turkish journalists say they are being punished for doing...
The trial of 29 journalists charged with membership in a terrorist organization resumed in İstanbul on Wednesday, with the journalists delivering their final defense...
Bursa Mayor Aktaş refuses to provide hearse for 3 drowned Turkish refugees, including 2...
Bursa Mayor Alinur Aktaş, who was appointed by Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to replace the elected mayor, has refused to...
Erdoğan’s crackdown does not spare minors: Teenagers recount trauma of police custody
Two teenage girls detained last week in a police operation focused on alleged members of Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by Turkish President...
Turkish authorities detain 11 female students in southeastern Turkey for links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities on Friday morning detained 11 female university students in southeastern Turkey for alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Bold Medya news...
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