Indictment seeks up to 15 years jail for academics over Gülen links
An indictment prepared by an İstanbul prosecutor seeks a jail sentence of from seven-and-a-half to 15 years for 15 academics from the İstanbul-based Marmara...
Mother of 2 detained while visiting imprisoned husband, allegedly mistreated in detention
Günnur Şahin, a mother of two, was detained for alleged links to the Gülen movement while visiting her husband in prison together with her...
Former university rector fighting cancer acquitted in Gülen-linked case
A Turkish court has found a former university rector innocent after he was subjected to legal harassment including detention and house arrest — all...
Ski resort fire trial begins as families demand investigations into gov’t officials
During the opening hearing of the trial over a deadly hotel fire that killed 78 people in January, victims' families called for public officials...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated Kurdish musician’s right to freedom of expression in Erdoğan insult...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated Kurdish musician Hozan Canê’s right to freedom of expression, the Media and...
Erdoğan, chief justice slam ECtHR ruling on teacher convicted of Gülen links
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and chief justice Zühtü Arslan have condemned a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that faulted Turkey...
Rights groups call for release of 87-year-old ailing man jailed on Gülen links
Human rights groups have campaigned on social media urging Turkey’s authorities to release Adem Cirit, an 87-year-old inmate who has been convicted of links...
29-year-old woman dies of heart attack on way to visit her jailed husband
A 29-year-old woman, Pınar Çınar, died of heart attack while on her way to visit her husband who has been imprisoned over alleged links...
Top court finds rights violation in blocking of Bank Asya customer’s funds
In a landmark decision, Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of an applicant who claimed she was blocked from withdrawing money from her...
Electric shocks, mock execution: Woman detained over Gülen links recounts torture by police
A woman detained for managing a dormitory affiliated with the Gülen movement described in an interview with the Kronos news website the torture she...
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