Ailing 78-year-old prisoner hospitalised in Turkey’s East
A 78-year-old female prisoner in Turkey’s East who is suffering from heart and lung disease and hypertension was hospitalized on Sunday, the left-wing Artı...
Main opposition closes İstanbul office after trustee appointment sparks clashes
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said Monday it will close its İstanbul provincial headquarters after police helped a court-appointed trustee enter the...
Investigation launched into allegations of corruption in Turkey’s judiciary: justice minister
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced that an investigation has been launched into allegations of corruption in the judiciary that were recently voiced...
Turkey detains scores of expelled military cadets, officers over Gülen links
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 97 former military cadets and active duty and former officers due to their alleged links to the...
French intellectuals protest Macron inviting Turkey’s Erdoğan to World War I ceremonies
A group of French intellectuals, politicians and civil society organizations published a joint letter in Le Monde on Tuesday protesting French President Emmanuel Macron for inviting...
Turkish screenwriter detained over past remarks about fictional character
Merve Göntem, a screenwriter for the popular Turkish TV series “Kızılcık Şerbeti” (Cranberry Sorbet), was detained in İstanbul on Monday as prosecutors launched an...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in continued imprisonment of MP
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country violated the rights of an opposition lawmaker who was not released from prison despite gaining parliamentary...
Family of imprisoned former teacher with cancer say they are not given information on...
The family of former teacher Hakan Kanat, 40, who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement, say they have not been able...
Turkish court orders main opposition leader to pay damages for claims of ‘illicit money’...
A Turkish court in İstanbul on Tuesday ordered Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to pay damages for a statement...
Pro-gov’t columnists appointed to run Can Holding media group after gov’t seizure
Two columnists from pro-government newspapers have been appointed to manage media outlets seized earlier this month from Can Holding in a money-laundering probe, Turkish...
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