Turkey arrests 4 over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of four people in Çanakkale province over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run...
Inmate dies after 266-day hunger strike demanding transfer from Turkey’s ‘pit-type’ prison
An inmate who had been on a 266-day hunger strike demanding his transfer from one of Turkey’s high security “pit-type” prisons has died at...
27 rights groups urge Turkey to release journalists detained before NATO summit
Twenty-seven press freedom and human rights groups on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to release journalists detained or arrested in the run-up to the...
Turkey orders access blocked to viral stand-up show by jailed comedian Deniz Göktaş
A Turkish court has ordered access blocked to a YouTube video of jailed comedian Deniz Göktaş’s stand-up show “Ölü Deniz,” citing national security and...
Documentary says soldiers were lured into trap, tortured after Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt
Personnel summoned to the Turkish Gendarmerie General Command headquarters in Ankara during a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, were lured into a trap,...
Ousted CHP leader urges NATO allies not to see Erdoğan gov’t as Turkey’s only...
Ousted main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel has urged NATO allies meeting in Ankara not to treat President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...
Defense contractor seized over Gülen links sold to state-run ROKETSAN for nearly $500 mln
A Turkish defense contractor seized by the government last year over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and accusations of military espionage has been sold...
Dismissed Turkish military doctor alleges retaliation for exposing abuse of conscripts
A Turkish military doctor has filed a legal challenge after being dismissed from the armed forces, alleging she was expelled in retaliation for reporting...
Jailed İstanbul mayor faces investigation over courtroom remarks
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday launched a new investigation into jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival, accusing him of...
Journalist indicted over post on alleged beating of Erdoğan’s son-in-law
Turkish journalist Fatma Sibel Gürcihan has been indicted under Turkey’s disinformation law over a social media post that revived an unverified claim that Berat...
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