Turkey detains Fethullah Gülen’s nephew on accusations of terrorism
Turkish authorities on Friday detained Yasir Gülen, the nephew of the late Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen, on accusations of terrorism, the Aktif Haber...
Turkish prosecutor seeks up to 20 years for pro-Kurdish lawyer over alleged terrorism links
A Turkish prosecutor on Thursday sought up to 20 years in prison for lawyer and pro-Kurdish activist Nurcan Kaya on terrorism-related charges, the Medyascope...
Turkish lawyer who opposed clemency in quake cases put in one-person cell
A lawyer who represented families of victims of earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey on February 6, 2023, in negligence cases and publicly opposed clemency...
Turkish court jails journalist working for pro-Kurdish agency on terrorism charges
A court in eastern Turkey on Friday ordered the arrest of journalist Cihan Berk on terrorism-related charges after police raided his home earlier in...
Turkish journalist appears in court over report on minister’s private hotel project
A Turkish journalist is standing trial after reporting on a hotel project linked to the private company of Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri...
Turkish journalist released under judicial supervision after detention over YouTube comments
Turkish journalist Levent Gültekin has been released under judicial supervision after being briefly detained over comments made on his YouTube program this week, Turkish...
2 pregnant women accused of Gülen ties face harsh prison treatment in Turkey, families...
Two pregnant women imprisoned in Turkey over alleged links to the Gülen movement have been subjected to harsh treatment during hospital visits, including being...
Ousted Kurdish mayor denied probation as Turkish court overturns earlier ruling
A Turkish court has blocked the probation of Selçuk Mızraklı, the ousted co-mayor of Diyarbakır, overturning an earlier ruling by an enforcement judge that...
Rights groups urge probe into ‘suspicious’ death of transgender prisoner in Turkey
Turkish human rights organizations are calling for an independent investigation into the death of a transgender prisoner at a women’s prison near Ankara, saying...
Social media campaign urges Turkey to release academic held in pretrial detention for over...
Social media users on Wednesday launched a campaign calling on Turkish authorities to release academic Aslı Aydemir, who has been held in pretrial detention...
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