Public prosecutor bans opposition fliers for mentioning ‘one man rule’
A public prosecutor in the Turkish province of Zonguldak has banned the distribution of fliers prepared by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
Jailed media executive faces 2,500 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 2,445 years for Hidayet Karaca, former chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, on...
Turkish authorities unlawfully arrest pregnant woman on alleged Gülen links
Emel Top Bayraktar, 29, a research assistant at Bingöl University in eastern Turkey, has been arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement, despite...
Member of ruling AKP threatens retired admirals for criticizing government
Vedat Demirtaş, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Diyarbakır branch, threatened a group of retired admirals who had warned the...
French national tortured by fellow inmates in Turkish prison due to sexual orientation
Fabien Azoulay, a gay and Jewish French national who is serving 16 years, eight months in a Turkish prison for buying drugs online, was...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 144 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 144 people including active duty military and police officers due to alleged links...
Turkish gov’t seizes pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca
The pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca was confiscated by the Turkish government, his son Sıdkı Karaca said in a tweet yesterday.
“All of...
Remains of 261 alleged members of PKK buried next to sewage line, not returned...
The remains of 261 alleged members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that were removed from Garzan Cemetery in Bitlis province in December...
Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals judge-rapporteur slammed for sexist legal guide
A judge-rapporteur from Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has been slammed for sexist remarks in his newly published book, titled "A Public Prosecutor’s Duty...
1,687 women sought help from Mor Çatı Women’s Shelter in 2020
A total of 1,687 women subjected to various types of domestic violence sought help from the Mor Çatı Women's Shelter in 2020, according to...
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