Coalition of Turkish opposition parties call for Demirtaş’s release, says Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu should...
A delegation of Turkish opposition parties on Thursday called for the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş and demanded that Istanbul Mayor Ekrem...
Turkish journalist faces up to 15 years on charges of insulting Erdoğan, officials
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is seeking six to 15 years in prison for journalist Furkan Karabay on charges of “insulting the president,”...
Top court finds no rights violation for journalist in 5-year pretrial detention
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found no rights violation in the case of Ercan Gün, a former news editor at FOX TV who was arrested...
Erdoğan says ECtHR can do nothing about Kavala conviction
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has said that a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for the release of businessman and philanthropist Osman...
Defense firm SADAT would be behind any breach of security in 2023 elections, CHP...
Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Friday that SADAT International Defense Consultancy, a company linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, would...
Court gives suspended sentence to Kurdish journalist over terrorism propaganda
A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down a suspended 15-month sentence to Kurdish journalist Erdoğan Alayumat on terrorism-related charges, the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS news agency reported.
The...
Sözcü TV taken off air due to coverage of pro-İmamoğlu protests
Sözcü TV, one of Turkey’s most popular pro-opposition news channels, was taken off the air at midnight by order of the country’s media regulator,...
Turkey orders detention of 189 people over alleged Gülen links in a one day
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 189 people including teachers, former public officers, engineers, businessmen and active duty and dismissed military officers...
Turkey says 45 pct of released convicts reoffend after paroled killer attacks opposition leader
Nearly half of all prisoners released in Turkey commit new crimes, according to Justice Ministry data, a figure that has reignited debate over the...
At least 9 trapped in Turkish gold mine landslide
A landslide on Tuesday trapped at least nine workers at a gold mine in eastern Turkey, where search and rescue efforts were underway to...
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