Turkish court acquits peace petition academic of terrorist organization propaganda
A Turkish court ruled on Friday to acquit one of nine academics who were charged with “propaganda of a terrorist organization” for signing a...
Turkish courts sentence ousted opposition mayors to 257 years in prison
Turkish courts have sentenced 41 opposition mayors to a combined 257 years in prison on charges of terrorism, Turkey’s Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Ninety-four...
Turkish court rules to release Demirtaş in one case on eve of ECtHR hearing
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Monday ruled to release jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş pending trial, but he was not allowed to...
Radio & Television Supreme Council begins supervision of Internet broadcasting in Turkey
A newly passed regulation authorizing Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to exercise vast powers over online streaming services took effect as of...
Turkey has prosecuted some 1,500 lawyers, arrested 599 since failed coup: report
Turkey has prosecuted more than 1,500 attorneys, arresting 599 of them, on terrorism charges, since a 2016 failed coup, according to a newly released...
274 minors gave birth in two years at hospital in Turkey’s Antalya province
A total of 274 minors aged between 14 and 17 gave birth at the Kepez Public Hospital in Turkey’s southern province of Antalya, Turkish...
Canada grants asylum to Turkish nationals under UN protection in Mongolia
Eight Turkish citizens whose passports were revoked by the Turkish government and whose legal residence in Mongolia ceased at the end of July traveled...
Government-appointed trustee dissolves Van City Council
Mehmet Emin Bilmez, appointed by Turkey’s Interior Ministry as a trustee in place of the mayor of Van, who was removed by the government...
Academic who suffered cardiac problem in prison denied treatment
İsmet Özçelik, a Turkish academic who was forcibly brought from Malaysia to Turkey in 2017 due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Syrians complain of unjust treatment as Turkey denies claims of deportation
While the Turkish government denies claims that it is deporting Syrian refugees and says it only allows voluntary returns, Deutsche Welle Turkish service spoke...
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