Turkish gov’t detains 14 more followers of televangelist Adnan Oktar
İstanbul police early Monday detained 14 more followers of Adnan Oktar (62), a controversial Muslim televangelist known abroad as “Harun Yahya” over the work...
Turkish pianist under detention over social media posts
Turkish pianist Dengin Ceyhan was detained on Tuesday over his social media posts. Born in 1991, Ceyhan is teaching at the Hacettepe University conservatory....
841 prisoners in critical health conditions kept in jails across Turkey
841 prisoners are kept in Turkish jails despite of their critical health conditions, according to recent figures shared by Turkey’s Justice Ministry.
Justice Ministry revealed...
Murdered Terzi invited to Ankara by Gen. Aksakallı, says suspected putschist
Amid debates over new revelations about what happened during a July 15 coup attempt, 1st Lt. Enes Yılmaz, a suspect in the failed coup,...
Turkish prosecutor to present testimony of new secret witness in Brunson trial on Friday
The testimony of two new secret witnesses will be presented by the prosecutor to a Turkish court during American pastor Andrew Brunson’s hearing scheduled...
‘Political prisoners are treated as hostages,’ imprisoned writer says
Imprisoned writer, activist and journalist Celalettin Can has sent an open letter addressed to members of parliament in which he detailed the mistreatment of...
Turkish trustee-mayor insists on keeping toilet over Armenian graves
A Turkish government-appointed trustee of Van’s Edremit Municipality has told that the toilet which was claimed to be built in an Armenian cemetery and...
Judge suspended amid allegations of corruption in judiciary
Turkey’s top judicial body, the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), has suspended a judge following the leveling of corruption allegations about him by...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 107 teachers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 107 teachers and detained 51 of them on Monday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
Turkish court releases police officer who killed 6 and 7 year-old Yıldırım brothers in...
A Turkish court has released a police officer who drove an armored vehicle as patrolling in Karşıyaka neighborhood in southeastern province Şırnak’s Silopi district...
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