Most Turks see legal cases against jailed İstanbul mayor as politically motivated: poll
A majority of Turkish citizens believe that the investigations targeting İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been in pretrial detention since March 23, are...
Opposition politician sentenced to over 16 years in espionage case
A Turkish court has sentenced opposition politician Metin Gürcan, a prominent defense analyst and co-founder of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), to more...
UN special rapporteurs condemn charges against İstanbul bar over call for journalist death probe
United Nations human rights special rapporteurs on Friday sharply criticized the criminal charges against the president and 10 board members of the İstanbul Bar...
Former Turkish military officer serving life sentence on coup charges dies in prison
A former Turkish military officer serving a life sentence for his alleged involvement in a coup attempt on July 15, 2016 died in prison...
Autistic children in Turkey face major healthcare delays amid public hospital overload
Families of autistic children in Turkey have been raising concerns over mounting barriers to essential healthcare as the country's overwhelmed public hospital system struggles...
Turkey targets mayors, İstanbul city officials in expanding crackdown on opposition
Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 47 city officials, district mayors and staff across İstanbul, whose mayor, the main political rival of President...
EU’s Turkey rapporteur visits jailed İstanbul mayor, says Turkey’s EU future ‘begins in Silivri’
Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, visited jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Friday at Marmara Prison in Silivri, expressing strong...
Turkish court releases 14 students arrested during protests over İmamoğlu detention
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of 14 students pending trial who were jailed for over two months following demonstrations protesting the...
İstanbul Bar executive freed pending trial on terrorism charges
Fırat Epözdemir, a board member of the İstanbul Bar Association who is standing trial on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and disseminating...
Turkey blocks access to 454 Grup Yorum videos on YouTube
Turkish authorities have blocked access to 454 videos of the folk protest band Grup Yorum on YouTube, citing national security and public order concerns,...
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