Turkish journalist receives suspended sentence for reporting on pro-government university official
A Turkish court has handed down a one-year, eight-month suspended sentence to journalist Mehmet Baran Kılıç on charges of “unlawful acquisition and dissemination of...
Turkey detains 17 in fresh raid on Antalya Municipality amid crackdown on main opposition-run...
Turkish authorities carried out a pre-dawn operation Wednesday against the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, detaining 17 people as part of an expanding bribery and corruption...
At least 1,359 workers died in occupational accidents in first eight months of 2025:...
Turkey recorded at least 1,359 deaths in work-related accidents in the first eight months of the year, the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) reported.
According...
Turkey prepares to curb sentence reductions for juvenile offenders in new justice reform bill
The Turkish Ministry of Justice is drafting a judicial reform bill that would significantly reduce or eliminate sentence reductions for crimes committed by minors...
Turkey barred jailed daughter from attending funeral of father who died in prison
Turkish authorities refused to allow the jailed daughter of ailing prisoner İbrahim Güngör, who died behind bars on September 7, to attend his funeral...
EU Turkey rapporteur calls İstanbul trustee showdown ‘surreal’ amid deepening crackdown on CHP
Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, has described scenes at the İstanbul provincial headquarters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party...
Opposition MP injured in police crackdown on Istanbul protests
A Turkish opposition lawmaker was injured Monday when police intervened against protests at the Istanbul provincial headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the...
Turkish prosecutors order detention of 18 people including police officers over alleged Gülen links
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 18 individuals including current and former police officers, as part of ongoing investigations...
Teachers in Turkey warn of serious structural problems amid start of new academic year
Teachers across Turkey have complained that the new academic year has begun with serious structural problems threatening student safety and wellbeing, the BirGün daily...
ECtHR notifies Turkey of 1,000 more applications over Gülen-linked convictions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Turkey of an additional 1,000 applications in its docket related to convictions for Gülen movement...
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