Turkey seeks INTERPOL Red Notice for exiled journalist Dündar
A Turkish court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant and decided to submit a Red Notice request for former editor-in-chief of the Cumhuriyet daily...
Turkey’s poverty line nears $2,000, quadruple the minimum wage
Turkey’s poverty line has risen to 65,874 lira ($1,993), as millions in the country struggle to make ends meet on a minimum wage of...
Turkish court reinstates official fired during emergency rule in landmark decision
A Turkish court on Monday ruled in a precedent-setting case to reinstate a public servant who was fired from her job by a government...
US prosecutor files draft decision for extradition of mother of Turkish teen involved in...
A draft decision submitted by a prosecutor in a US court is expected to lead to the extradition of Eylem Tok, the mother of...
HDP co-chair rules out possibility of new peace talks between gov’t, Kurdish militants
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Pervin Buldan has ruled out the chances of a new reconciliation process aimed at solving Turkey’s Kurdish problem...
Kurdish teenagers allegedly mistreated by police in SE Turkey
Six teenagers who were detained in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Wednesday allege that they were mistreated by the police, the Mezopotamya news...
Murder suspect out on bail accused of new femicide
Ümitcan Uygun, accused of murdering his girlfriend Aleyna Çakır (aka Sema Esen) and released from prison pending trial on July 17, was detained as...
Inmate suffering from cancer returned to prison despite report finding him unfit to remain...
Mustafa Aytaç, an inmate battling cancer, has been returned to prison despite a recommendation from Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) that his sentence...
Ankara to reject UK plan for Afghan refugee center in Turkey
The Turkish government will reject a UK plan to establish an asylum processing center for Afghan refugees in Turkey, the foreign ministry said in...
Judge notorious for convicting dissidents appointed İstanbul’s chief prosecutor
Akın Gürlek, a former judge and deputy justice minister known for convicting dissidents in politically motivated trials, has been appointed as the chief public...
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