44 inmates in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison test positive for COVID-19
Forty-four inmates in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the chief public prosecutor’s office announced on Friday, the Gazete Duvar news website...
14 Kurdish politicians, activists referred to court for arrest in Diyarbakır
Of the 18 Kurdish politicians and activists detained in a police operation in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır on Friday, 14 of them...
Documents reveal Ankara obtained identities of hundreds of Turkish asylum seekers in Greece, Germany
Turkey’s intelligence agency has obtained information on the identity of hundreds of Turkish nationals who have applied for asylum in Europe, especially in Greece...
‘If enacted, even the grandchildren of dissidents will be excluded from public service,’ say...
A new bill presented to parliament by the Turkish government that requires security screening and vetting for job applicants for certain government agencies has...
Prosecutor declines to pursue killing of 13-year-old Kurdish girl, claiming she was a terrorist
A prosecutor has made a decision of no prosecution in the case of 13-year-old Fatma Elarslan, who was killed during a curfew in the...
Journalist Mehmet Baransu sentenced to 19 years, 6 months in prison
A Turkish court on Sunday sentenced jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct Taraf newspaper, to 19 years, six months...
Court denies release of lawyers on hunger strike despite medical report, citing flight risk
An İstanbul court has refused to release lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who have been on a hunger strike since April 5 in...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 141, including active duty military officers, over alleged...
Turkish authorities on Tuesday ordered the detention of 141 people, including active duty military personnel, as part of a massive crackdown on the faith-based...
Turkish lawyer on hunger strike for 238 days demanding fair trial dies
Ebru Timtik, a Turkish lawyer who has been on a hunger strike for 238 days in support of her demand for a fair trial,...
Turkish authorities issue detention warrants for 53 former and active duty military members
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Monday ordered the detention of 53 active duty and former military members as part of a massive...
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