Retired admiral hits out at Turkey’s new defence minister Hulusi Akar
Retired Vice Admiral of the Turkish Naval Forces Atilla Kıyat has sent a biting “congratulatory message” to Hulusi Akar, the former chief of general...
3 journalists released after 3 days in police custody in eastern Turkey
Three journalists who were detained in the eastern province of Van following raids on their houses earlier this week have been released from detention,...
CoE’s Muiznieks reacts over arrest of Kılıç, calls on Turkey to revert to the...
Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) commissioner for human rights, has issued a strong statement on the arrest of Taner Kılıç, the chair...
Turkish court accepts ‘you are not guilty’ note as crime evidence
High Criminal Court in Turkey's Bolu province has assessed a note found at the house of an alleged member of the Gülen movement saying "They...
Sick and bedridden wife of jailed 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Afşar dies
Feride Afşar, the sick and bedridden wife of 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Celal Afşar, who has been jailed since July 2018 over his alleged links...
Turkish police wait at hospital to detain new mother over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police are waiting at Adana Avrupa Hospital to detain Elif Açıkgöz, who just gave birth by cesarean section, over alleged links to the...
In a first, Kurdish mayors removed from office are reinstated in Turkey
The co-mayors of a district in a predominantly Kurdish province in eastern Turkey who had been removed from office earlier this year have been...
Amid controversy surrounding state-run dorms in Turkey, 140 students treated for illness from dormitory...
In the midst of student demonstrations protesting poor living conditions in state-run dormitories, 140 university students were taken to a hospital for food poisoning...
Jailed Turkish academic hospitalized due to COVID-19
Renowned Turkish academic and political scientist Prof. Dr. Sedat Laçiner, who was jailed as part of a political crackdown on dissent in the wake...
7 of 12 jailed Cumhuriyet journalists released pending trial in Turkey
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An İstanbul court on Friday released seven journalists and continued the pretrial detention of five others who were jailed as part of an investigation...
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