Erdoğan’s government to seize Turkey’s largest listed bank

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated his determination that Turkey's largest listed bank, Türkiye İş Bankası (İşbank), would be handed over to the Treasury,...

Erdoğan’s Maarif Foundation has taken over 191 Gülen-linked schools in 21 countries, says chair

The Maarif Foundation now controls 191 schools taken over from the Gülen movement in 21 countries, the foundation’s chair, Birol Akgün, told the Hürriyet...

Turkish court rules to keep journalist Baransu in prison

A Turkish court on Monday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct Taraf newspaper,...
Turkish businessman and human rights activist Osman Kavala has been in prison since October 2017.

Kavala complains about lack of indictment after 15 months in pretrial detention

Turkish human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala underlined in a letter sent from prison that he has spent 15 months in pretrial detention...

EP members slam Pakistan: Gülen-linked schools contribute to education, social coexistence

Some members of the European Parliament have strongly condemned the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a ruling in December recognizing former staff members of...

Jailed former mayor of Diyarbakır sentenced to 14 years in prison on terrorism charges

Gülten Kışanak, a former mayor of Diyarbakır who has been in pretrial detention since October 31, 2016, was sentenced on Friday to 14 years,...

Aggravated life sentences sought for police officers who exposed Erdoğan family’s corruption in 2013

An İstanbul prosecutor is seeking aggravated life sentences for 25 defendants on charges of attempting to overthrow the government due to their alleged involvement...

UPDATE: Woman in pretrial detention gives birth, returns to prison with newborn baby

Şeyma Tekin, who has been in pretrial detention for about three months, gave birth last week at a hospital in Erzurum and returned to...

1,076 pro-NATO soldiers purged from Turkish military since end of state of emergency

A total of 1,076 military members have been dismissed due to alleged links to the Gülen movement since the end of a state of...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules against sick prisoner’s release after his death

The Turkish Constitutional Court in December denied a request for the release of sick prisoner Celal Şeker, nine months after he passed away, the...

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