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...
Fresh detentions target Turkey’s opposition-run municipalities
The Turkish government is tightening its grip on the opposition, with new detentions on Friday targeting elected officials from the main opposition Republican People’s...
Turkish judge removed from bench following allegations of threat, blackmail
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice has announced the dismissal of a judge implicated in a number of allegations including threats, blackmail, bribery and substance abuse,...
Prominent members of Turkey’s major business family sentenced long prison terms over Gülen links
A Turkish court in central Kayseri province on Thursday sentenced prominent members of the Boydak family, the owners of Boydak Holding, to lengthy prison terms...
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...
Turkey’s bid for INTERPOL presidency reignites scrutiny of its rights record and notice abuses
Turkey, widely criticized for abusing INTERPOL’s notice system to target political opponents abroad, has emerged as a frontrunner for the organization’s presidency, raising concerns...
8 Kurdish journalists sentenced to over 6 years’ imprisonment in Turkey
Eight Kurdish journalists who were arrested as part of an Ankara-based investigation and released pending trial on May 16, 2023 have been sentenced to...
Şenyaşar family calls on new justice minister for fair and effective legal procedure in...
Members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of their relatives murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from the...
Turkey ordered detention of 115 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 115 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
INTERPOL chief declines to discuss question on Turkey’s abuse of Red Notices at South...
INTERPOL Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza declined to elaborate on allegations that Turkey uses the organization’s alerts to pursue political opponents, when asked by a...
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