Opposition lawmaker calls for reinvestigation of Uzbek woman’s death in AKP deputy’s home
A senior opposition lawmaker has called for the reinvestigation of the death of a 23-year-old Uzbek maid in the home of Justice and Development...
Top lawyers’ group in Kurdish-majority Turkish city calls for reckoning with Armenian genocide
The main lawyers’ group in Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province, which has faced prosecution over earlier April 24 statements, has called for Turkey to confront the...
Turkish journalist stands trial over report on governor’s expenditures as trustee
A Turkish court on Friday began the trial of journalist Mahir Bağış on charges of insult and disseminating disinformation in a report on expenditures...
Turkish court convicts Kurdish journalist on terrorism propaganda charges
A Turkish court on Friday handed down a suspended sentence of more than one year to Kurdish journalist Mehmet Üçar on terrorism propaganda charges...
Half of Turks distrust the judiciary, with confidence dropping to 36 percent: survey
Public trust in Turkey’s judiciary has fallen to 36 percent, with half of respondents saying they do not trust the courts, according to a...
Turkish social media personality gets 11-month suspended sentence over headscarf video
A Turkish court has handed down an 11-month suspended sentence to social media personality and singer Murat Övüç for insulting religious values in a...
Coalition of Turkish opposition parties call for Demirtaş’s release, says Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu should...
A delegation of Turkish opposition parties on Thursday called for the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş and demanded that Istanbul Mayor Ekrem...
Police accused of beating 3 brothers after traffic dispute in eastern Turkey
Three brothers in eastern Turkey were detained and beaten by police following a traffic dispute on Wednesday, the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency reported.
The incident...
Turkish court again convicts journalist of terrorist propaganda in posts despite top court ruling
A Turkish court on Wednesday again handed down a suspended sentence of 15 months to journalist Neşe İdil on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda...
Turkey detains 3 academics, doctor over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Wednesday detained three academics and a doctor in Tekirdağ province as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement,...
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