Former Kurdish politician gets suspended sentence on terrorist propaganda charges

Emine Ayna, a former co-chair of the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), has been given a suspended sentence for disseminating terrorist propaganda in speeches...

Investigation of gendarmes who allegedly threw refugees into a river has been stalled, survivors...

An investigation into gendarmes who allegedly threw a group of refugees into the Evros River has been stalled, survivors of the incident said. According to...

Turkey detains 585 people over Gülen links in past week

Turkish police detained 585 people between Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 as part of its post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the Gülen movement, according...

Turkish authorities prosecute 56 journalists after judicial recess: MP

Turkish authorities brought 56 journalists into court in September after the summer judicial recess ended, according to a press freedom report compiled by opposition...

Turkish prison investigates inmate for referencing religious figures in letter

The authorities in Ankara have launched an investigation into inmate Şerafettin Demir on accusations of disseminating terrorist propaganda in a letter containing references to...

Far-right party leader’s top aide criticizes famous Turkish comedian for comments on Kavala, Demirtaş

Famous Turkish comedian and actor Cem Yılmaz was lambasted by a top aide to Devlet Bahçeli, chairman of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP),...

80-year-old Kurdish man dies of heart attack during trial

İbrahim Akbaba, an 80-year-old Kurdish man, died of a heart attack on Saturday in Edirne F Type Prison. Akbaba, a Kurdish citizen who was accused...

Journalist covering environmental issues fights for his life after attack in Istanbul

Turkish journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun is in intensive care after being brutally assaulted in İstanbul, in what his family and colleagues suspect...

Turkish police allegedly strip naked, beat detainee accused of gun trafficking

Police in southern Turkey have allegedly stripped naked, hosed down and beat up a 20-year-old detainee suspected of trafficking unregistered firearms, the Evrensel newspaper...

Former teacher imprisoned on Gülen charges dies of cancer after belated release from prison

İhsan Yıldız, 42, a former teacher imprisoned over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, died on October 29 of cancer after he was...
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