AKP considers mandating 10-year prison sentence for hate crime on social media
Social media users in Turkey could face up to 10 years behind bars for refusing to delete posts that include elements of a hate...
70-year-old suffering from leukemia dies days after his release from prison
Mehmet Ali Çelebi, 70, passed away on Saturday, just days after he was released from prison due to his deteriorating health, Turkish media reported.
Çelebi...
Turkish Twitter users demand authorities release father of young boy whose mother died in...
Turkish Twitter users demanded that authorities release the father of a 5-year-old boy after his mother, Gülsüm Coşar, 31, a former judge who fled...
82-year-old philanthropist with Alzheimer’s remains behind bars in Turkey
Eighty-two-year-old businessman and philanthropist Yusuf Bekmezci remains behind bars in Turkey despite serious health problems and advanced age.
Bekmezci suffers from Alzheimer’s and is unable...
Military vehicle kills 7-year-old boy in SE Turkey
A 7-year-old boy was hit and killed by a Turkish military vehicle in the predominantly Kurdish-populated Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey, Turkish Minute reported,...
Erdoğan stepped in to prevent graft trial, former minister claims
Ertuğrul Günay, former culture and tourism minister for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, has alleged that then-Prime Minister and current President Recep...
Ongoing detention of Osman Kavala displays contempt for human rights and rule of law:...
The decision of the İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court to prolong the detention of Osman Kavala perpetuates the violation of both his human rights...
AKP spokesperson: Turkey is unable to accept even one more refugee
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik said at a press conference on Thursday that Turkey has no room for even one...
Inmate not given medication for chronic disease for 2 months
An inmate in Adana province has filed a complaint against the Ministry of Justice, saying he has not been given his medication for chronic...
Turkish government to set up directorate to inspect social media posts for disinformation
The “Social Media Directorate,” a body that would inspect social media posts for disinformation, will be established under a new law to be proposed...
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