Toxic pollution plagues major river in northwestern Turkey, say residents
Residents of the Ergene district in Turkey’s western Tekirdağ province have complained of severe health problems caused by toxic industrial waste polluting the Maritsa...
Turkey’s main opposition leader ordered to pay damages to notorious İstanbul prosecutor
Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been ordered by a court to pay damages to Akın Gürlek,...
Press freedom groups demand release of 3 journalists in Turkey
Ten press freedom organizations on Thursday called for the immediate and unconditional release of three journalists arrested in Turkey earlier this month as part...
Opposition lawmaker asks Turkish Parliament to release unpublished report on 2016 coup attempt
A lawmaker from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has asked Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş to explain why a parliamentary inquiry report on a coup...
Appeals court upholds acquittal of Turkish state actors in 1990s extrajudicial killings trial
A regional appeals court has ruled to uphold the acquittal of 19 defendants, including a former interior minister, in a trial involving the enforced...
Kosovo to try individuals involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers
Kosovar authorities have indicted three individuals involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March 29, 2018, Balkan Insight reported.
The...
Turkey’s top court to no longer accept applications concerning lengthy trials
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has announced that it will no longer accept applications concerning claims of the violation of the right to a fair trial...
Turkish court hands down prison sentences to journalists in retrial due to Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced six journalists to prison on terrorism-related charges due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement in a retrial following...
Grok-generated posts along with 177 news reports blocked by Turkish court
A Turkish court has blocked access to 177 news reports and social media posts over allegations involving Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Batuhan Mumcu,...
Police question jailed İstanbul mayor’s father, son on alleged money laundering
The father and son of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu were questioned by police on Tuesday as suspects in an expanding investigation into alleged...
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