ByLock data tool of ‘malicious prosecution,’ not evidence: report
Data acquired from the ByLock smartphone application that Turkish courts accept as evidence of terrorist activity are not legal or admissible pieces of evidence...
Erdoğan renames gold mining company seized over Gülen links in 2015
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has renamed a gold mining company that was part of Koza-İpek Holding, which was seized by the Turkish government...
72-year-old Gezi Park trial defendant recounts harsh conditions in İstanbul prison
Mücella Yapıcı, a prominent architect and a defendant in the Gezi Park trial who was released from an İstanbul prison in September, has recounted...
YouTube journalist and his crew attacked during street interview in Antalya
Arif Kocabıyık, a journalist known for his candid street interviews, and the crew of his İlave TV YouTube channel were attacked by a group...
Over 5 million may need shelter support in Syria after quake: UN refugee agency
Some 5.3 million people in Syria may have been affected by a devastating earthquake last week and will need some form of shelter assistance,...
Sweden pauses NATO process due to several incidents in recent weeks, Swedish FM says
Sweden's NATO application process has been "paused" following Turkey's anger over a Quran burning incident and anti-Erdoğan demonstrations in Sweden, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias...
Defendants decry personal toll as trial of young girls is adjourned
Defendants in Turkey’s ongoing “girls’ trial” described the lasting emotional, psychological and personal toll of facing terrorism charges over routine religious and educational activities...
Turkish actress jailed on charge of ‘insulting the president’ after dispute with police in...
Turkish theater actress Eda Saraç was arrested and jailed Monday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following a confrontation with police during...
Turkish novelist and Nobel laureate says there is immense political pressure in Turkey
Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, said in an interview that there was immense political pressure in...
[UPDATE] Int’l community rushes to offer Turkey, Syria aid after powerful earthquake
Countries around the world mobilized rapidly to send aid and rescue workers on Monday after a massive earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in...
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