Jailed Kurdish leaders mark 5 years behind bars on terrorism charges
Former co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ on Thursday passed the five-year mark behind bars, Turkish Minute...
Famous Kurdish poet sentenced to prison for insulting Erdoğan
A local court has sentenced famous Kurdish poet, writer and journalist Yılmaz Odabaşı to nearly a year in prison on conviction of insulting Turkish...
Turkey investigates 30 over tweets about Erdoğan’s health
Turkish National Police announced on Wednesday that legal action has been taken against 30 people who commented about the health of President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey hosting Interpol General Assembly a serious blow to organization’s credibility: report
The fact that the Interpol General Assembly will meet in 2021 in İstanbul is a serious blow to the credibility of Interpol, which facilitates...
58 Turkish journalists appeared in court in October: report
A total of 58 journalists appeared at court hearings in October, while three journalists were newly charged, according to the “Cost of News” monthly...
Investigation of gendarmes who allegedly threw refugees into a river has been stalled, survivors...
An investigation into gendarmes who allegedly threw a group of refugees into the Evros River has been stalled, survivors of the incident said.
According to...
96-year-old woman facing judicial ordeal due to Erdoğan insult charges
A 96-year-old woman is being forced to travel more than 500 kilometers from her home to receive treatment as part of judicial measures imposed...
Mother of sick journalist appeals to authorities for son’s urgent release from prison
The mother of Devrim Ayık, 31, an imprisoned journalist suffering from a critical illness, has appealed to authorities for the urgent release of her...
Number of Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Netherlands has skyrocketed in 2021
The number of Turkish citizens who have sought asylum in the Netherlands this year has skyrocketed, according to statistics released by the country’s Immigration...
Bulgaria sends troops to tackle migrant influx from Turkey
Bulgaria on Monday deployed 350 soldiers to the border with Turkey to help police cope with the growing influx of migrants, Agence France-Presse reported,...
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