Prosecutor finds no grounds for legal action in case of former police inspector found...
The Gümüşhane public prosecutor's office said there were no grounds for legal action in the case of Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, a police inspector who was...
Trump, Pence threaten Turkey with ‘large sanctions’ if Brunson not released
The US administration is upping the pressure on Ankara over its detention and ongoing trial of Andrew Brunson, an American Christian pastor who stands...
5 years later, Turkish woman still haunted by strip-search in police custody
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Earthquakes displace 2.7 million people in Turkey, exacerbate pre-existing food insecurity in Syria: USAID
Devastating earthquakes in early February have displaced an estimated 2.7 million people in Turkey and exacerbated pre-existing food insecurity in Syria, the US Agency...
Turkish parliament adopts motion condemning Biden’s genocide statement
The Turkish parliament on Tuesday adopted a motion condemning US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the massacre of Armenians at the hands of the...
76-year-old Kurdish woman to remain in Turkish prison despite deteriorating health
Tarsus State Hospital has reportedly issued a scandalous report for a 76-year-old Kurdish woman jailed in Mersin province, claiming that Sisê Bingöl, whose health...
Van mayor sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges in retrial
A Turkish court has sentenced Van Mayor Abdullah Zeydan to almost four years in prison on conviction of “aiding a terrorist organization,” the BBC...
JWF organizes 12 events on occasion of 67th session of UN’s commission on women
The New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) is co-organizing 12 events on the occasion of the 67th session of the UN Commission on...
Court releases extremist group members who attacked journalist in İstanbul
A Turkish court on Monday released two members of a far-right group who attacked journalist Levent Gültekin after he criticized Alparslan Türkeş, the founder...
PKK bombing kills mother, infant in southeast Turkey
A roadside bombing by militants of outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Tuesday night killed the wife and baby of a Turkish soldier in...
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