Former İzmir mayor, provincial CHP chair among 65 to stand trial in fraud case
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking prison sentences ranging from three to 45 years for 65 defendants, including former İzmir Metropolitan Mayor...
Pregnant woman arrested despite regulations diagnosed with cardiac dysrhythmia in prison
A six-months-pregnant woman who was sent to prison for alleged links to the Gülen movement in April despite regulations has been diagnosed with cardiac...
Top forensic expert faces charges of ‘publicly insulting the Turkish state’ in controversial case
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a human rights advocate and forensic medical expert, is facing charges for “publicly insulting the Turkish state,” the Media and Law...
Turkish journalist faces forced court appearance on insult, libel charges
A court in İstanbul has ruled that journalist Doğan Akın be brought by force to the next hearing of his trial on charges of...
Turkish border guards accused of killing Syrian civilian, injuring 2 others
Turkish border guards shot and killed a Syrian civilian and injured two others when they opened fire on a group approaching the border, the...
YouTube blocks trailers of film telling stories of asylum seekers fleeing Turkey after gov’t...
YouTube has blocked all three promotional trailers in Turkey for “Exodus,” a movie focusing on the stories of a group of people forced to...
Mother of former military cadet stages protest in Ankara, demanding justice for imprisoned...
Melek Çetinkaya, the mother of a former military cadet who is serving a life sentence for allegedly participating in an abortive putsch in Turkey...
Turkey among top abusers of INTERPOL’s notice system, UK parliament report says
Turkey is among the most prolific abusers of INTERPOL’s notice system, a UK parliamentary report has found, warning that authoritarian regimes are increasingly exploiting...
Turkish opposition lawmaker seeks probe into police officer’s suicide amid mobbing allegations
An opposition lawmaker has asked Turkey’s interior minister to investigate allegations that workplace harassment, or mobbing, drove a police officer in İstanbul to die...
Turkey recorded 709 prison deaths in 2024
Turkey recorded 709 deaths in prison in the first 11 months of 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Justice shared in response...
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