We face threats, prosecution for reporting on abuses in prisons: human rights lawyer
Nagehan Avçil, a human rights lawyer from the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD), said in an interview that lawyers face arrest and prosecution...
Ankara, Moscow finalize deal on S-400 missiles as US firm to sell Turkey air-to-air...
Turkey and Russia have signed a $2,5 billion agreement for Moscow to supply Ankara with an S-400 missile defense system, while the US arms...
Kurdish journalist released from pretrial detention 306 days after arrest
A Turkish court on Thursday decided for the release from pretrial detention of a Kurdish journalist 306 days after she was arrested on terrorism-related...
Family breadwinner and mother of 2 detained for ‘financially aiding terrorism’
Menekşe Turen, a mother of two who became the sole financial provider of her family after her husband's arrest, was detained on Tuesday in...
Gezi victim Berkin Elvan’s parents appear in court on Erdoğan insult charges
The parents of a teenager who was struck in the head with a tear gas canister fired by a police officer during the anti-government...
Turkish authorities send cancer patient to prison despite condition
Abdurrahman Gemicioğlu, a 67-year-old cancer patient, was arrested and sent to prison to serve an eight-year, nine-month sentence on conviction of links to the...
Asylum applications from Turks in Germany see 102 pct rise in first 9 months
There was a 102 percent increase in the number of asylum applications filed by Turkish citizens in Germany in the first nine months of...
Turkish TV watchdog fines music station over song by Rihanna
Turkey's state media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), fined two music stations last week over what it deemed explicit content in the...
Turkey detains 20 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 20 people across 11 provinces over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by the government, Turkey’s...
‘Saturday Mothers’ gather for 696th time in İstanbul to demand justice for disappeared children
Turkey's "Saturday Mothers" gathered at İstanbul's Galatasaray Square for the 696th week demanding justice and truth for their disappeared children.
This week’s gathering was dedicated...
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