Turkish prosecutor seeks 15-year sentence for spouse of former police chief over Gülen links
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking a 15-year sentence for Semra Köse, the wife of former police chief Ömer Köse, who has been imprisoned since...
İstanbul Governor’s Office again bans Armenian genocide commemoration
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has for the fourth consecutive year denied permission to hold a ceremony marking April 24, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, the...
Assaults on journalists in Turkey are far too common, authorities should take such cases...
Assaults on journalists in Turkey are far too common and will only cease when authorities show that they take such cases seriously, the Committee...
Turkish court gives woman suspended sentence for criticizing Instagram ban
A Turkish court has handed down a suspended seven-and-a-half-month sentence to a woman for criticizing a government ban on Instagram, Turkish Minute reported on...
Turkish interior minister likens May 14 elections to 2016 attempted coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu in a speech on Friday likened the upcoming general election on May 14 to a coup attempt, Turkish media...
Female student subjected to unlawful strip-search files complaint amid government’s persistent denial
A female student who was subjected to an unlawful strip-search in detention has filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office after top government officials...
Wife of former officer claims she suffered miscarriage after police beating
Hacer Karaşal, the wife of former gendarmerie 1st Lt. Recep Karaşal, said in an interview that she suffered a miscarriage after being beaten by...
Kosovo to try individuals involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers
Kosovar authorities have indicted three individuals involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March 29, 2018, Balkan Insight reported.
The...
Turkey’s Erdoğan allegedly sent army chief, advisor to Gül to prevent his candidacy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and his chief advisor, İbrahim Kalın, to former President Abdullah Gül...
Kurdish man beaten by prison guards for resisting strip-search
Kendal Barut, a Kurdish inmate in Diyarbakır Prison was beaten by guards for resisting a strip-search when he was transferred to Elazığ Prison, the...
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