İstanbul mayor faces fresh probe after allegedly targeting expert witness in CHP trials
Turkish prosecutors initiated a new investigation into Ekrem İmamoğlu, the popular opposition mayor of İstanbul, shortly after he allegedly targeted a court expert whom...
Turkish court arrests lawyer over alleged terror ties
A Turkish court has arrested a lawyer for alleged ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is designated as a terrorist organization...
Press freedom in Turkey declined further in 2024 amid censorship, arrests and intimidation: report
Press freedom in Turkey continued to face challenges in 2024 as authorities intensifying their crackdown on independent journalism through systematic censorship, detentions, arrests and...
Turkish authorities detain 71 people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities detained 71 people over the past week for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday.
Yerlikaya...
Turkish purge victim’s family reunion in Bosnia ends in tragedy, with 4 dead
The victim of a post-coup purge in Turkey who had left the country and was granted asylum in the Netherlands was involved in a...
Mother of mentally impaired inmate serving life sentence calls for his release
A Kurdish mother is pleading for the release of her mentally impaired son, Hacı Elçi, who was sentenced to life in prison despite prior...
Turkish court hands down prison sentences to journalists in retrial due to Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced six journalists to prison on terrorism-related charges due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement in a retrial following...
Kurdish prisoner suffers long-term health problems after assault by guards
The health of Ahmet Kaya, a prisoner who was allegedly assaulted by guards in 2023 at the Van High-Security Prison, has worsened significantly due...
Kurdish film director briefly detained for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Kurdish film director Kazım Öz was briefly detained in İstanbul on Wednesday as part of an investigation into his 2017 film “Zer,” which authorities...
Critics cite systemic negligence as Turkey’s disaster toll exceeds 54,000 under AKP rule
A grim tally of disasters, claiming 54,780 lives in Turkey over the past two decades under the rule of the Justice and Development Party...
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