Former ruling party lawmaker arrested after accusing AKP of patronage
A former lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who was detained on Tuesday morning after publicly accusing the party of patronage...
Turkey seeks prison for lawyer in PKK-linked case despite key witness recanting testimony
A Turkish prosecutor has sought a prison sentence for lawyer Şiar Rişvanoğlu on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization,” pressing ahead with the...
Turkey takes step toward prosecution of 10 opposition MPs, including party leader
The Turkish government has taken a step toward allowing criminal cases against 10 opposition lawmakers, including the head of the country’s main opposition party,...
Death of purged academic highlights enduring human cost of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
The death of Bülent Adıgüzel, a 48-year-old former academic dismissed from his job at a public university and put in pretrial detention for six...
40 mg dose of unspecified substance killed Khashoggi, Saudi letter to Turkey claims: report
A letter sent by Saudi authorities to their Turkish counterparts before the halt of the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the...
Turkish police accused of beating 2 detainees
Two men detained in connection with a shooting incident in İstanbul say they were subjected to police abuse and coercion while in custody, the...
Turkey tops list of countries with cases pending before European rights court
According to European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) statistics, 26.3 percent of applications pending before the court as of October 31, 2022 had come...
Vital needs grow in northwest Syria after last week’s earthquakes: MSF
Vital needs continue to grow in the northwest of Syria hit by last week’s devastating earthquakes, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said.
According...
Anti-refugee mayor files complaints against some 2,000 people over social media posts
A mayor in northwestern Turkey known for his anti-migrant statements and actions has filed official complaints against some 2,000 people on insult charges, Turkish...
Kosovar officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers face 5 years in prison
Three Kosovar officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March 29, 2018 face five-year prison sentences in a...
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