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...
3 journalists released under judicial supervision after detention over İncirlik footage
Three journalists detained over video footage filmed near İncirlik Air Base in southern Turkey have been released under judicial supervision, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Media...
Seriously ill 63-year-old kept behind bars on Gülen links
Ramazan Taşkıran, a 63-year-old man suffering from severe kidney disease and disabilities, is being held in prison on conviction of links to the Gülen...
Pro-opposition media draw criticism for using gov’t discourse about arrest of end-stage cancer patient
Pro-opposition media outlets Halk TV and the Sözcü daily faced harsh criticism for using government’s discourse about the arrest of Ayşe Özdoğan, 34, an...
Ailing 80-year-old inmate released from prison after 4 months
Makbule Özer, an ailing 80-year-old inmate in a high-security prison in Turkey’s eastern Van province, was released from prison on Wednesday, Turkish media reported.
Özer's...
Leftist party questions Turkish intelligence over alleged ISIL ties on anniversary of Ankara bombing
As Turkey marks the 10th anniversary of the country’s deadliest terrorist attack, a left-wing party has raised questions in parliament over alleged links between...
1 pct of Turkey’s population is in prison or on probation: study
One percent of Turkey’s population is either behind bars or on probation, according to the results of a study, Turkish Minute reported.
Switzerland’s Lausanne University...
Inmates in central Turkey develop skin lesions from contaminated water
Inmates at Kırşehir Prison in central Turkey have reportedly developed skin lesions due to contaminated water.
Journalist Sevinç Özaslan revealed on social media that inmates...
Turkish activists demand end to impunity for crimes against women after brutal murders
Turkish women’s rights organizations held demonstrations in İstanbul and several other cities over the weekend in the wake of the brutal murder of two...
Another CHP mayor detained in western Turkey as crackdown on opposition escalates
Turkish gendarmes on Tuesday detained the mayor of İzmir’s Güzelbahçe district and four other people as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and...
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