Journalist gets suspended sentence on conviction of insulting, slandering Erdoğan
A Turkish court has handed down a two-year suspended sentence to journalist Furkan Karabay due to comments he made about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkey drops 2 places on updated Henley Passport Index for 2022, ranking 52nd
Turkey has dropped two places on a list of countries with the most powerful passports and now ranks 52nd, according to the report for...
Turkish border guards accused of killing Syrian civilian, injuring 2 others
Turkish border guards shot and killed a Syrian civilian and injured two others when they opened fire on a group approaching the border, the...
European rights court rules Turkey violated fair trial rights in dismissal cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Thursday that Turkey violated the right to a reasoned decision of four applicants who were...
24 women killed by men, 32 died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in March
Twenty-four women were murdered by men in Turkey in March, and 32 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Bianet news website reported.
At least 14...
Suspended mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party faces 15 years on terrorism charges
Ahmet Özer, the suspended mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), made his third appearance in court on...
Turkish police accused of beating 2 detainees
Two men detained in connection with a shooting incident in İstanbul say they were subjected to police abuse and coercion while in custody, the...
Turkey media regulator gives online government-critical news outlet 72 hours to obtain licenses
Turkey’s media regulator has ordered Tele2 Haber, an online news outlet that is critical of the government, to apply for two separate internet broadcasting...
Turkey’s request for Gülen extradition not sent to US court since it would be...
A Turkish minister has claimed that US officials haven’t sent Turkey’s requests for the extradition of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, accused by Ankara of...
Garibe Gezer, found dead in her cell, was beaten and sexually harassed by prison...
Haşim Gezer, the brother of Garibe Gezer, who was found dead in a prison cell in December, said his sister was beaten and sexually...
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