Turkish prosecutor in appeals hearing seeks approval of life sentences given to 6 ...
An İstanbul public prosecutor on Friday asked an appeals court to uphold aggravated life sentences handed down to six jailed journalists including prominent figures...
Turkish man self-immolates due to unemployment and hunger
An unemployed Turkish man who was several times denied the opportunity to see the local mayor about a job application set himself on fire...
Iran sanctions-busting Turkish-Iranian gold trader Zarrab spotted this time at New York hotel
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who turned witness in the New York trial of a Turkish banker charged with evading US sanctions on Iran,...
Turkish court rules for pretrial detention of Austrian journalist Zirngast over ‘terror offences’
A Turkish court ruled for the pretrial detention of Austrian journalist Max Zirngast and two Turkish nationals over their alleged membership in a terrorist...
Turkish gov’t detains 85 active duty military members over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 85 active duty military personnel on Friday in 16 provinces in an Ankara-based investigation, part of its massive post-coup witch...
Amnesty says arrest of construction workers ‘an attempt to stifle dissent’
Human rights group Amnesty International has slammed a recent order by an İstanbul court to arrest 24 construction workers and union leaders pending trial...
Turkish minister’s brother, jailed over alleged Gülen links, lists human rights violations in prison
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Pakdermirli, a university rector and brother of Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli who has been jailed for over two years...
Rights groups, journalist associations in Germany to protest visit of Turkey’s Erdoğan
The German Federation of Journalists (DJV) and Amnesty International (AI) have announced they will hold a joint rally in Berlin to protest Turkish President...
Gülen movement’s Murat Tüfekçi dies in Turkish prison due to ‘heart attack’
Murat Tüfekçi, a Turkish citizen who was detained and jailed as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkey’s court of appeals rules to reduce sentence of NASA scientist Gölge
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert announced in a press statement on Thursday that Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled to reduce a...
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