Turkish coup suspect says he acted thinking putsch was within chain of command
Army Aviation Command Attack Helicopter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Özcan Karacan, who was recently detained in Antalya over his alleged role in a failed coup...
Turkey’s Erdoğan: We don’t need European Union
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said on Friday that Turkey "does not need the European Union," amid a number of disagreements between...
2 prosecutors, 3 Court of Accounts inspectors removed from jobs due to alleged Gülen...
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has expelled two prosecutors, while the Court of Accounts has relieved three inspectors of their duties...
Prosecutor charges 16-year-old with insulting Erdoğan
A 16-year-old girl in İstanbul faces charges for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with a prosecutor demanding her conviction, Turkish Minute reported on...
Inmate on hunger strike kept in unsanitary conditions in hospital, lawyers say
Sibel Balaç, an inmate in Ankara’s Sincan Prison who has been staging a hunger strike since December 2021, is being kept in unsanitary and...
Turkish gov’t detains 568 people in one week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 568 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...
Former teacher imprisoned on Gülen charges dies of cancer after belated release from prison
İhsan Yıldız, 42, a former teacher imprisoned over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, died on October 29 of cancer after he was...
US senator accuses Erdoğan of democratic backsliding over jailing of rival: report
Turkish authorities should present credible evidence of corruption against İstanbul’s jailed mayor or immediately release him, US Senator Adam Schiff said on Thursday as...
Ankara court issues lengthy sentences for Kurdish politicians in Kobani trial
An Ankara court on Thursday issued a verdict in the long-running Kobani trial and handed down lengthy prison sentences for dozens of Kurdish politicians,...
Former journalist given 5-year sentence in MİT trucks case retrial
An İstanbul court has handed down a prison sentence of five years to former journalist Erdem Gül in a retrial concerning a report on...
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