Seriously ill 81-year-old Turkish man ordered to remain in prison on coup charges
A Turkish court on Friday ruled for continuation of the imprisonment of 81-year-old Mustafa Türk, who suffers from debilitating health problems.
Türk was taken into...
Over 90 people arrested over alleged Gülen links in İstanbul
Ninety-one civilians were arrested by a Turkish court on Saturday due to alleged use of a smart phone application called ByLock and alleged links...
7 of 12 jailed Cumhuriyet journalists released pending trial in Turkey
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An İstanbul court on Friday released seven journalists and continued the pretrial detention of five others who were jailed as part of an investigation...
Turkish gov’t arrests 50,136, detains 154,694 people over alleged links with Gülen movement since...
Basing on the information taken from Turkey's Justice Ministry, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has reported that 154,694 people have been investigated (detained)...
Turkish prosecutor demands up to 18 years imprisonment for pro-Kurdish HDP deputy
A Turkish prosecutor in Diyarbakir has demanded up to 18 years of imprisonment for the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy İmam Taşçıer over...
Former TRT announcer detained as tries to flee from Turkey
Former TRT announcer Hamza Günerigök has been detained as he was trying to flee from Turkey to Greece in illegal ways. The government has...
ECtHR: Turkish gov’t violated freedom to demonstrate by imposing fines on demonstrators
The European Court of Human Rights (ECthR) has ruled on Tuesday that Turkish government has violated freedom to demonstrate by imposing fines on demonstrators...
Turkish teacher put on plane by Turkish police after detention at Myanmar airport
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Myanmar-based teacher M. Furkan Sökmen was put on a Turkish Airlines flight by Turkish police and Turkish Embassy staff on Friday after he and...
US lawmakers propose halting weapons sales to Turkey
A $717 billion annual US defense policy bill, whose details were released on Friday, includes a measure to temporarily halt weapons sales to Turkey.
According...
US Secretary Tillerson: Turkey continues to limit rights of religious minorities
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday slammed Turkey for continuing to limit the human rights of members of some religious minority groups.
Delivering...
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