Turkish prosecutor asks parliament to lift main opposition leader’s immunity

An Ankara prosecutor in a summary of proceedings from the Ministry of Justice has asked parliament for removal of the immunity from prosecution of...

Academic sentenced for insulting Turkish president also dismissed from university

Çetin Koçyiğit, a Turkish academic from Kafkas University, has been given a prison sentence of two years, five months for “insulting” Turkish President Recep...

Turkish court rejects academic’s objection to travel ban

An Ankara court has rejected an objection to a travel ban imposed on an academic who was fired from his university job over the...

Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism: minister

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Monday vowed to detain and deport tourists at airports if they are suspected of links to terrorism. Addressing a...

Former deputy chief justice of Turkey’s Constitutional Court given 11 years

Former deputy chief justice of Turkey’s Constitutional Court Alparslan Altan has been handed down a prison sentence of 11 years, three months on charges...

Half a million people in Turkey subject to prosecution over Gülen links: ministry

According to Ministry of Justice statistics, the total number of Turkish citizens who have faced investigation since July 2016 over links to the faith-based...

Turkey ranks 109th among 126 countries in rule of law index

According to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2019, Turkey ranks 109th among 126 countries in adherence to the rule of law. The...

Appeals court upholds imprisonment of peace petition signatory academic

The İstanbul Regional Appeals Court on Sunday upheld the prison sentence of Professor Zübeyde Füsun Üstel, who signed a peace petition along with 1,128...

Turkey removes limitations on more than 50,000 passports

The Ministry of Interior Affairs has lifted restrictions on the passports of 51,171 people, Turkish media reported on Friday, despite claims that previous similar...

14 Turkish teachers detained after football pitch dispute with prosecutor

A prosecutor in Turkey ordered the detention of 14 teachers after a scheduling conflict over a football field, Turkish media reported on Thursday. The incident...
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