New indictment seeks additional prison term for jailed Istanbul mayor over alleged misuse of...
Prosecutors in Turkey have filed a new indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, seeking up to two years in prison on charges that he...
Pride Week activities to be banned in İstanbul over concerns of ‘protecting the family’:...
İstanbul’s newly appointed governor has announced that Pride Week activities in the city will not be allowed, citing concerns about the “protection of the...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violation in conviction over Gülen links
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a woman accused of membership in the Gülen movement violated the principle of legality in...
Turkish poet gets suspended sentence on terrorist propaganda charges
Turkish poet Ahmet Telli has been handed down a suspended 10-month sentence on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Media...
Ailing cancer survivor jailed in unsanitary Turkish prison over Gülen links, raising concerns of...
A Turkish teacher who previously underwent extensive cancer treatment is being held in an overcrowded and unsanitary prison ward after being convicted of links...
Prosecutor demands additional prison sentence for jailed journalist in new indictment
An Istanbul prosecutor in a new indictment has demanded another prison sentence for Merdan Yanardağ, the editor-in-chief of Turkish broadcaster TELE1, who was arrested...
Turkish bar associations, press groups condemn arrest of journalists as ‘alarming’
Bar associations and press freedom groups in Turkey have condemned the arrest of journalists Alican Uludağ and İsmail Arı, warning that their jailing poses...
Turkish journalist jailed for a fifth time
Turkish journalist Barış Pehlivan, who was ordered to return to prison by text message this month, was jailed on Tuesday for the fifth time...
2 years after Turkey’s landmark 2024 vote, 85 municipalities no longer in elected hands
Two years after Turkey’s March 31, 2024, local elections reshaped the country’s political map, a union representing municipal workers said 85 municipalities have changed...
Amid international success, Turkey’s conservatives target women’s national volleyball team
Amid the Turkish national volleyball team’s great success in the Women’s European Volleyball Championship, Turkey’s conservative opinion makers have been targeting the players for...
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