Turkish university student goes missing while trying to flee to Greece
A 21-year-old Turkish university student, Mahir Mete Kul, has gone missing while trying to flee to Greece via the Maritsa River as the boat...
Fourth prisoner suicide in Turkish jails in a week
A Kurdish prisoner in Turkey’s southeastern Mardin province was found dead in her cell early Monday in what her lawyer said was a suicide...
Erdoğan calls some EU politicians ‘enemies of Islam’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused EU politicians Kati Piri, Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn of being enemies of Islam while criticizing a...
Jailed journalist Ünal: Indictment has lost validity as prosecutor suspended
Mustafa Ünal (51), a jailed veteran journalist and former Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Zaman daily, has said since the prosecutor who indicted...
Erdoğan says will approve reinstatement of death penalty if passed by parliament
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has brought the reinstatement of the death penalty back to Turkey’s agenda just like he does during almost every...
Pro-Kurdish party’s co-chair under investigation for alleged terrorist propaganda
Sezai Temelli, the co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), is being investigated for allegedly spreading “terrorist propaganda,” Turkish media reported on Tuesday.
The...
Turkey denies entry to 2 French politicians
Turkish airport police on Tuesday denied entry to two French Communist Party members who wanted to attend festivities for Newroz, a celebration of spring’s...
Police officers who exposed Erdoğan family’s corruption sentenced to life
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Monday handed down life sentences to 15 defendants for attempting to overthrow the Turkish government with a...
Turkish reporter included on list of journalists under attack
The One Free Press Coalition, an initiative established during a meeting of the International Media Council at the recent World Economic Forum, has included...
Court rules for continuation of arrest of veteran journalist Gündem
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the arrest of journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was jailed on November...
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