Turkish prosecutors investigate pop star over concert slogans, remarks

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into pop singer Hande Yener over slogans she allegedly chanted with concertgoers and remarks she made on stage...

Turkish police briefly detain mothers of jailed military cadets during İstanbul demonstration

Turkish police on Sunday briefly detained the mothers of military cadets and newly commissioned lieutenants as they gathered in İstanbul to read a press...

Turkish court upholds prison sentence for cancer-stricken teacher dismissed in post-coup purge

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a six-year, three-month sentence for a dismissed primary school teacher who has end-stage cancer and a 65...

Landmark trial begins in Turkey against jailed Erdoğan rival İmamoğlu

İstanbul’s jailed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu went on trial Monday in a sweeping corruption case critics say is a politically motivated attempt to derail his...

Thousands march in İstanbul for Women’s Day despite ban

Thousands of women marched through İstanbul to mark International Women’s Day late Sunday, defying a ban on demonstrations, with the rally taking place without...

14 migrants dead after boat collides with Turkish coast guard vessel off Antalya

Fourteen people died after a boat carrying irregular migrants collided with a Turkish coast guard vessel off the coast of Antalya in southern Turkey...

Religious communities in Turkey face systematic rights violations, US report says

Religious communities in Turkey face systematic and severe violations of their religious freedom, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its...

Turkey’s judicial crisis deepens as Council of State defies Constitutional Court

Turkey’s Council of State has refused to comply with a Constitutional Court ruling concerning the dismissal of an academic who signed a 2016 petition...

Turkish prosecutors indict 11 university students over protests following İmamoğlu’s detention

Turkish prosecutors have indicted 11 university students for taking part in protests following the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in March 2025, the...

Turkish prosecutors open probe after 19-year-old alleges torture at Istanbul police station

Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation after a 19-year-old man alleged he was beaten and sexually assaulted by police officers while in custody at a...
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