Health of critically ill man detained in hospital waiting room has deteriorated in prison,...
The health of a critically ill man who was detained in a hospital while waiting for his doctor and later arrested has deteriorated considerably...
20,312 military personnel summarily dismissed from Turkish Armed Forces over alleged Gülen links
A total of 20,312 military personnel have been summarily dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) since a coup attempt on July 15, 2016...
Turkey detains 3 academics, doctor over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Wednesday detained three academics and a doctor in Tekirdağ province as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Court rules to continue pretrial detention of visually impaired teacher jailed on Gülen links
A Turkish court has ruled to continue the pretrial detention of Mustafa Seçkin, a teacher who was arrested on alleged links to the faith-based...
Court releases 8 more cadets convicted on coup charges
An İstanbul court has released pending retrial eight more military cadets who had been convicted on coup charges and sentenced to life in prison...
4 Syrian refugees die in minefield at Turkish border after gendarmes allegedly open fire
Four refugees who were trying to get to the Turkish town of Kızıltepe from Al-Hasakah in Syria were killed in a mine blast on...
Young lawyer shot dead in Bursa, prompting warnings over safety of lawyers
A 26-year-old lawyer was shot dead in Bursa on Tuesday by a man reportedly subject to enforcement proceedings she had initiated on behalf of...
Turkish parliament’s human rights commission receives over 44,000 complaints in 13 years, makes only...
The Turkish parliament's Human Rights Investigation Commission has received 44,925 complaints about alleged human rights violations over the past 13 years, yet has made...
El Paso entryway of choice for Turkish migrants: report
US border patrol agents have encountered 8,735 Turkish nationals coming into the country illegally through the border crossing at El Paso, Texas, for fiscal...
Turkey declared ‘not free’ in world freedom report
Political and civil rights in Turkey have deteriorated so severely under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that Turkey is no longer a free country, according...
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