45 jurists dismissed and 3 judges, who released 21 journalists, suspended over Gülen links
Forty five judges and prosecutors have been dismissed while three judges who have decided to release 21 jailed journalists on Friday, have been suspended by...
Another Kurdish mayor faces removal from office after top appeals court ruling
A mayor from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party faces removal from office after the Supreme Court of Appeals reversed a 2023 lower court decision that...
Supreme appeals court upholds convictions of Boydak Holding executives on Gülen links
The 3rd Criminal Chamber of Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of eight former executives of Boydak Holding and the confiscation...
Civil society organizations call on European Union to end containment at external borders
On the fifth anniversary of the EU-Turkey migration deal, eight European civil society organizations (CSOs) have called in a joint letter for an end...
If I were him I would quit German national team, Mesut Özil’s father says
Famous international footballer Mesut Özil’s father, Mustafa Özil, has said he would retire from international ball with Germany if he were in his son’s...
Activists arrested for protesting Erdoğan’s Israel trade face up to 3 years in prison
Nine pro-Palestinian activists, recently held in pretrial detention for several days for protesting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Turkey’s alleged ongoing trade with Israel,...
Swedish athletes to be accompanied by security at European championships in Turkey
Swedish track and field teams will be accompanied by security during the European Athletics Indoor Championships, which will be held in İstanbul March 2-5,...
Family, lawyers say latest ruling fails to punish real instigators of Dink’s murder
The family of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was murdered in broad daylight in İstanbul 14 years ago, on Friday said in a statement...
Thirty-year-old woman dies of pneumonitis in Turkish prison
Nesrin Gençosman, a 30-year-old Turkish woman who was put in pretrial detention in May 2018 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died on...
Turkey has removed 154 mayors since 2016 coup attempt, mainly on ‘terrorism charges’
The Turkish government has removed 154 mayors from office, most often on accusations related to terrorism in the last eight years, replacing them with...
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