Prison in northwestern Turkey operating at 300 percent capacity
An opposition lawmaker in Turkey has announced that a prison in Edirne is holding 1,800 inmates even though its capacity is 600, forcing some...
Lawyers complain of Turkish authorities’ failure to effectively investigate Gabonese student’s death
Lawyers representing the family of Jeannah Dinabongho Ibouanga, a 17-year-old Gabonese student who was allegedly murdered in northwestern Turkey, said the incident was not...
Former Zaman daily executive detained in western Turkey on coup charges
The deputy editor-in-chief of a now-closed newspaper in Turkey has been detained in the western province of İzmir on charges of attempting to destroy...
Trial of gendarme accused of arson and killing a Kurdish family dropped due to...
A court in central Turkey has ruled to conclude the trial in absentia of a gendarme charged with the mass murder a Kurdish family...
Turkey’s culture of impunity blamed for attack on referee on football pitch
An incident involving Ankaragücü President Faruk Koca delivering a punch to referee Halil Umut Meler following a Turkish Super Lig game on Monday serves...
Turkey suspends 445 police officers for suspected Gülen links
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has suspended 445 police officers working for the Security Directorate General (EGM) due to suspected links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
The...
Turkey’s top court annuls article enabling internet censorship
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled a controversial article of law that authorized the government to remove or restrict access to online content on...
Nearly a year after devastating earthquakes in southeast Turkey, families still searching for missing...
Nearly a year after two devastating earthquakes hit Turkey’s southeastern provinces, families have once again called on authorities to increase efforts to find their...
Turkey captures alleged Gülen movement members fleeing to Greece
Turkish authorities have detained seven people with alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement while attempting to flee to neighboring Greece, the pro-government Daily...
Electric shocks, mock execution: Woman detained over Gülen links recounts torture by police
A woman detained for managing a dormitory affiliated with the Gülen movement described in an interview with the Kronos news website the torture she...
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