Kyrgyz protest over missing Gülen-linked educator
Hundreds protested in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday after educator Orhan İnandı, founder of a prestigious school network, went missing in Bishkek and is feared to...
Opposition MP faces investigation for calling Turkey a ‘murderer’ state
Turkish prosecutors have launched two separate investigations into an opposition member of the Turkish Parliament, also a former journalist, due to his remarks branding...
17 women killed by men, 20 more died suspiciously in Turkey in May: report
Seventeen women were murdered by men in Turkey in May and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, in the second month after Turkish President...
CCTV recordings kept secret from the public reveal torture and abuse in Turkey
CCTV recordings kept secret by the Turkish government have confirmed the testimony of dozens of gendarmes who were subjected to torture and abuse in...
HRF expresses concern over educator missing in Kyrgyzstan
The Human Rights Foundation has expressed concern over the “alleged kidnapping” of educator Orhan İnandı in Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT).
The HRF...
Jailed journalist Baransu faces 45 years in prison for revealing state secrets
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded a prison sentence of up to 45 years for a jailed journalist on various accusations concerning the revelation of...
Former Turkish minister is planning attack on Alevi house of worship, mob boss claims
A Turkish crime boss who has been making scandalous allegations about the relationship between state actors and the mafia has claimed that former Turkish...
ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense in case of prosecutors jailed due to MİT trucks probe
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has requested a statement from Turkey regarding the case of four prosecutors who were given lengthy jail...
Turkey’s spy agency forcibly returns Gülen’s nephew from Kenya
Turkish spies have arrested and brought back to Turkey a nephew living in Kenya of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who is accused by the...
New indictment seeks up to 4 years in prison for İstanbul mayor
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to four years, one month for İstanbul’s opposition mayor on charges of insulting election officials...
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