Purged Turkish colonel sent to Libya, killed in bombing, buried secretly: report
A colonel from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) who was forced to retire from service as part of a government-led purge was recalled to...
8 Turkish lawyers demanding a fair trial continue hunger strike in prison
Eight lawyers, who were all members of the now-closed Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), are on a hunger strike in prison, demanding a fair trial,...
Turkish prosecutors order detention of nearly 700 in Gülen crackdown
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of nearly 700 people, including military and justice ministry personnel, state media said, intensifying moves against a...
Appeals court overturns decision to lift travel ban on mother of cancer patient
A Turkish appeals court on Tuesday overturned a decision to revoke a travel restriction on the passport of Zekiye Ataç, the mother of an...
Turkish novelist in self-imposed exile not to return home despite acquittal
Prominent Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, who now lives in self-imposed exile, has said she would not return home to Turkey despite her acquittal last...
Elderly mother of Kurdish politician injured during police raid on home
The 90-year-old mother of a Kurdish mayor who was removed from office on terrorism charges has sustained injuries in a police raid on their...
Turkish baklava tycoon sentenced to 8 years, 9 months in prison over Gülen links
Faruk Güllü, businessman and the founder of a well-known baklava company in Turkey, has been sentenced to eight years, nine months in prison over...
Turkish prosecutor indicts Assyrian priest on terrorism charges
A Turkish prosecutor has drafted an indictment against Sefer (Aho) Bileçen, an Assyrian priest who was arrested and released pending trial in January, charging...
Rights activist briefly detained by Turkish police following fundraising for cancer patient
Natali Avazyan, a Turkish-Armenian human rights activist, tweeted on Tuesday that she was being taken into police custody, adding that the police had raided...
Turkish diplomat who coordinated abductions in Kosovo named human rights chief in Turkey
In what can be seen as a scandalous move by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a Turkish ambassador who coordinated the abduction...
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