Victim of Turkey’s post-coup purge succumbs to cancer after denied passport for treatment abroad
Gülhan Çolakoğlu, 45, a cancer patient who was unable to receive treatment abroad after Turkish authorities refused to issue her a passport due to...
Turkish, Kurdish dissidents seeking asylum in Europe were detained in Greece
A group of refugees including Turkish and Kurdish dissidents were detained by the Greek coast guard on November 3 and were kept in an...
Turkish columnist sentenced to prison for criticizing Defense Minister Akar
Prominent Turkish columnist Yılmaz Özdil was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment on Tuesday for criticizing then-Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar on a...
Terminally ill inmate’s death in prison is murder, opposition deputy says
The death of Ahmet Kaplan, a 48-year-old former police officer suffering from stage-four lung cancer, alone in a prison infirmary despite repeated requests for...
More and more regular citizens face legal action in Turkey for criticizing gov’t: report
Everyday people in Turkey have increasingly been facing legal charges for their criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government’s policies, Turkish...
Paralyzed woman sentenced to prison on alleged terrorism charges
A young woman was sentenced to six years, three months in prison for alleged membership in a terrorist organization, despite suffering paralysis of her...
Turkey’s top court sanctions decree giving immunity to mobs accused of lynching soldiers
In a unanimous decision, Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday found a government decree that granted immunity to civilians who were involved in criminal activities...
Turkish authorities issue detention warrants for 160 suspects over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors this week ordered the detention of 160 individuals as part of a massive crackdown on the Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
The İstanbul...
Turkish teacher working in Libya moves to four different countries to avoid extradition
İbrahim Karadağ, who was a teacher in a Turkish school in Libya, had to flee the country in 2016 after the Turkish government demanded...
Police denied existence of secret witness whose statements were used in indictment
The Mardin provincial police department denied the existence of a secret witness named “Dicle,” whose statements were used in an indictment against two persons...
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