Ankara prosecutor’s office refuses to pursue case of female journalists allegedly strip-searched
A criminal complaint filed by female journalists who were detained on October 29 and claim to have been strip-searched at Sincan Prison in Ankara...
Erdoğan says Sweden needs to extradite 130 ‘terrorists’ to Turkey for its NATO bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has demanded the extradition of some 130 people from Sweden to Turkey whom he called “terrorists” in order for...
Inmate suffering from cancer dies in prison despite appeals for early release
Hayrettin Yılmaz, 65, who passed away on Sunday, is the latest inmate to die from cancer in prison after being denied release to seek...
Int’l press bodies to call on Turkish gov’t to free jailed journalists
The world’s leading media organizations, including the International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Association of European Journalists (AEJ), Article...
Indictment seeks up to 3 years for famous mountain climber for spreading ‘disinformation’
An indictment drafted by İstanbul prosecutors seeks a prison sentence of up to three years for Nasuh Mahruki, Turkey’s most famous mountain climber and...
Turkey investigates chairs of 12 bar associations for insult due to statement on military...
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the presidents of 12 bar associations across the country on allegations of insulting the Turkish state due...
Lawyer arrested on Gülen links denied parole despite eligibility
Arif Özer, a lawyer who was sentenced to seven years, six months in prison on alleged links to the Gülen movement has been denied...
Death toll rises to 24 and 124 injured in train derailment in northwestern Turkey
At least 24 people were killed and 124 others injured after a passenger train derailed in Turkey’s northwestern Tekirdag province on Sunday, the state-run...
Prison authorities deny critically ill woman necessary medical care
Aysu Bayram, 46, a Turkish woman who suffers from Parkinson’s disease and also requires regular care for a liver transplant, said she has been...
French school in İstanbul closes for 2 days due to risk of terrorist attacks...
A French international school in Istanbul has announced that it will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to security measures, the Kronos news...
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