Turkish court decides to release 8 human rights defenders pending trial
A Turkish court decided to release all eight human rights defenders from jail pending trial on Wednesday in their first hearing before the court after...
Report: At least 58 suspicious deaths identified in Turkish prisons since July 15, 2016
At least 58 suspicious deaths have occurred in Turkish prisons since a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, said a report released on...
Turkish court hands down life sentences to 36 naval officers over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced 23 naval officers, including dismissed admirals Hayrettin İmren and Nazmi Ekici, to aggravated life without the chance of parole, while 13...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Gündem’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday for a continuation of the pretrial detention of veteran Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested on Nov....
Turkish court orders arrest of Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who turned witness in the New York trial of a...
34 women killed by men across Turkey in October
Thirty-four women, including some as young as 12, were killed by men across Turkey in October, according to a report by the "We Will...
Turkish prosecutor seeks to proceed against pro-Kurdish HDP co-chair, deputies for alleged terrorist propaganda
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday requested permission to proceed in a criminal case against Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan...
61 people sought by Turkish prosecutors over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday issued detention warrants for 61 people as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, the...
Police fire tear gas at Kurdish deputies in Ankara
Turkish police on January 9 fired tear gas to break up a protest by a small group of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) supporters...
27 people detained for visiting families whose members were released from prison
As part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish police in Antalya province on Sunday detained 27 people who...
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