6 and 7 year-old brothers killed by allegedly drunk police officers in Turkey’s Silopi
Armored vehicle driven by allegedly drunk policemen patrolling in Karşıyaka neighborhood in southeastern province Şırnak's Silopi district crashed into a home on Wednesday night...
PACE reopens monitoring process against Turkey
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided to reopen a monitoring process against Turkey on Tuesday over substantial backslide on...
Turkish expat from Germany detained in Turkey on insult charges
A Turkish expatriate living in Germany who travelled to his hometown of Afyonkarahisar in Turkey for a vacation has been detained in the province...
Turkish historian Ayşe Hür sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison over...
A Turkish court sentenced Ayşe Hür, a Turkish historian, columnist and TV commentator, to 1 year and 3 month in prison over her social...
Turkish police break man’s arm while detaining 47 protesters in Ankara
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Turkish police on Sunday detained 47 people including 22 women in Ankara protesting the arrest of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two dismissed educators...
Turkish prosecutors issue 228 warrants, police detain 166 in one day over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 228 people countrywide, 166 of whom were detained, as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers...
14-year-old boy caught in suitcase while trying to flee Turkey’s post-coup witch hunt
A 14-year-old Turkish boy, identified by his initials S.K., was detained in a suitcase in Turkey’s northeastern border province Artvin while he was on...
Turkey suspends 26 judges and prosecutors over alleged Gülen links
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has decided to suspend 26 judges and prosecutors, citing links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the T24...
Prominent journalist Cemal gets suspended sentence on terror charges
Renowned Turkish journalist Hasam Cemal has been given a suspended sentence of 15 months for allegedly disseminating the propaganda of a terrorist organization in...
75-year-old woman serving sentence for sending to money to inmates falls sick in prison
Hatice Yıldız, an ailing 75-year-old woman who had been sentenced to four years on charges of “financing a terrorist organization” because she sent money...
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