Turkish court arrests prominent lawyer Kavili over his defense for client
Prominent Turkish lawyer Ömer Kavili, who was detained after his discussion with a judge in a case where the members of Grup Yorum music...
Turkish gov’t detains 88 people over alleged links to PKK/KCK
The Turkish Interior Ministry on Friday announced that 88 people have been detained in operations allegedly targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and...
Social media post condemning anti-Erdoğan Belgian-Turkish candidate sparks debate
As local Belgian elections approach, the post of a Facebook page titled “AK Parti Belçika” (Justice and Development Party Belgium) calling on Turks...
Turkey’s Diyanet dismisses imam for giving rock concerts
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) on Friday dismissed an imam who started a rock band and gave concerts in the country and abroad,...
Turkish prosecutor demands revocation of immunity of 15 opposition deputies
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded the revocation of the immunity from prosecution of 15 deputies from opposition parties on accusations of...
Report: 110 journalists appear in Turkish courts in Sept., 5 get total of 21...
In the month of September, four journalists in Turkey were detained, one was arrested, 110 appeared in court hearings, five were given a total...
Turkish labour union leader arrested over İstanbul airport protests
Özgür Karabulut, chairman of the Dev Yapı-İş labor union, has been arrested by an Istanbul court over his role in recent protests staged by...
Posters of Turkish President Erdoğan used in anti-racist campaign in Switzerland
The Socialist Party (SP) of Switzerland is running a counter-campaign to a racist initiative in the country with the motto, “We don’t want a...
Turkish court sentences academic Yiğiter for allegedly insulting Erdoğan in a tweet
A Turkish court has sentenced academic Cenk Yiğiter to one year, five months in prison for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a...
Some 300 newspapers, printing houses shut down due to rising paper costs in Turkey
Around 300 local newspapers and printing houses have closed their doors in Turkey due to increases in the price of paper as a result...
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