30 Turkish bar associations call for Demirtaş’s release after European court ruling
Thirty bar associations across Turkey on Wednesday urged the authorities to release prominent Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtaş, following a binding European Court of...
Prosecutor demands additional prison sentence for jailed journalist in new indictment
An Istanbul prosecutor in a new indictment has demanded another prison sentence for Merdan Yanardağ, the editor-in-chief of Turkish broadcaster TELE1, who was arrested...
Claims of medical trials on inmates as they receive no-name tablets
Yasin Solmaz, a former Turkish Air Force officer, said in a letter to his lawyer that he and 43 other inmates who contracted COVID-19...
Turkish journalists facing terror accusations deny charges as trial nears end
The trial of 29 journalists charged with alleged membership in "a terrorist organisation" resumed in İstanbul on Thursday, with the journalists denying the charges...
25 women in Turkey victims of femicide in March
A total of 25 women were murdered in Turkey in March, while 19 women died under suspicious circumstances, the Duvar news website reported.
Among those...
Turkey’s top biographer, journalist Kalyoncu behind bars for 501 days over tweets
Cemal Kalyoncu, Turkey’s one of the leading biographers and journalist, has been behind bars since July 29, 2016 over social media postings that were...
Erdoğan says Turkey will boycott US electronics
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday Turkey would boycott electronics from the United States, which has imposed sanctions and raised tariffs on...
Journalist targeted by minister for reporting on large sum granted to foundation belonging to...
Journalist İsmail Arı said he was targeted by Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank for publishing a piece about a large grant awarded...
Turkish journalist sentenced to prison over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer
Turkish journalist Haşim Söylemez, who was sentenced to more than six years in prison over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement following a...
Political prisoners in Turkey denied release despite eligibility for parole, HDP deputy says
Ayşe Sürücü, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), said she had received hundreds of letters from political prisoners who were subjected...
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