2 lower courts defy Turkey’s Constitutional Court amid calls for restructuring
Two lower courts have openly defied rulings of the Turkish Constitutional Court amid calls by Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his key ally...
CPJ calls for release of Turkish journalist jailed over ‘Erdoğan passed away’ post
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately release journalist İrem Delice, who was jailed under the country’s disinformation...
Erdoğan files complaints against father investigating daughter’s suspicious death
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed criminal complaints against the father of Rabia Naz Vatan, an 11-year-old girl who died under suspicious circumstances...
Special needs school forces disabled girl to leave due to father’s links to Gülen...
A young girl with major disabilities has been forced to leave a public special needs school because her father used to work for an...
Turkey probes TR724 news outlet over coverage of crackdown on Süleymanlılar religious group
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into TR724, a Turkish media outlet established by journalists in exile, over its coverage of an ongoing crackdown...
Documentary filmmaker facing terrorism charges released on probation
A Turkish court has released from custody a documentary filmmaker who is facing terrorism charges due to a 2015 documentary on Kurdish militants after...
Turkish authorities yet to start investigation into disappearance of purged public servant after 15...
A prosecutor still has not been assigned to investigate the case of Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, a former civil servant who went missing 15 days...
Turkish prison confiscates hearing aid from businessman jailed over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prison authorities have taken away a hearing aid from businessman Erol Boydak, who is serving a prison sentence over alleged links to the...
Lawyer gets suspended sentence due to remarks on Islamic law
An İstanbul court has handed down a nine-month suspended sentence to a lawyer on conviction of inciting hatred and enmity among the people with...
With both parents in prison for Gülen links, neighbors help care for 11-year-old cancer...
Sabriye Dağdeviren, the mother of 11-year-old leukemia patient Hakan, said her son is at times cared for by their neighbors during his treatment at...
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