Longtime gov’t critic Sözcü newspaper slapped with $1.8 million tax fine for 2018: report
Turkish opposition newspaper Sözcü was levied a tax fine of TL 14.5 million ($1.8 million) for the year 2018 over what the paper on...
Turkish court jails 33 female students over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court jailed 33 female students pending trial on charges of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement after they were detained in...
63 Turkish military personnel given life sentences over alleged involvement in coup
A court in İstanbul on Friday handed down life sentences to 63 military personnel, including military cadets and officers who had previously been dismissed...
Former civil servant reveals gruesome details of torture in custody
A civil inspector who was dismissed as part of Turkey’s massive post-coup purge of public sector employees has claimed that he was severely tortured...
Hundreds protest in Turkey in support of Iranian women
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Turkey on Sunday to condemn Iran’s crackdown on women-led demonstrations sparked by a young woman’s death...
Turkey’s Labor Ministry refuses to certify exam of former public servant despite scoring second...
A former public servant identified only by the initials A.B., 28, said he was not awarded his certificate by the Ministry of Family, Labor...
Turkish court acquits gendarmerie sergeant in case of toddler killed by tear gas canister
A Turkish court has acquitted a noncommissioned gendarmerie officer in the case of an 18-month-old toddler who was killed when a tear gas canister...
Turkish deputy PM Akdağ slams Germany over election campaign ban
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdağ on Monday slammed Germany for imposing a ban on campaigning for elections in Turkey, claiming that Turks living...
Prominent law professors challenge Turkey’s Instagram ban at court
Two professors of law who are known for their activism concerning internet freedoms in Turkey have taken a controversial ban on the Instagram social...
Caregiver of young man suffering from autism and epilepsy re-arrested for Gülen links
Çiğdem Tosun, the mother and the sole caregiver of a 20-year-old autistic man suffering from epilepsy, was detained for the second time on Monday...
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