AKP ministers left 23,000 parliamentary questions from MPs unanswered in five years
The ministers of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have failed to answer one-third of the parliamentary questions directed to them by lawmakers...
Rights watchdogs to EU: Put respect for human rights at center of relations with...
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International in a joint letter on Tuesday to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel...
Investigation launched after 2 Turkish conscripts die from dehydration during training
Two Turkish conscripts have died from multiple organ failure caused by excessive fluid loss during training in Turkey’s southern Hatay province, prompting public outrage...
19-month-old toddler accompanies mother serving 3-year prison sentence
Sevim Yıldırım, a Quran teacher who previously worked at Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), was accompanied by her 19-month-old toddler Mehmet Halil when she...
Turkey’s ruling party to present restrictive social media regulation to parliament
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will this week propose to the legislature a bill to regulate social media, Turkish media reported.
According to...
Turkish police detain prominent lawyer on accusations of bribery, terrorism and espionage
Turkish police have detained Rezan Epözdemir, a well-known lawyer in several high-profile murder and fraud cases, on allegations of bribery, aiding the faith-based Gülen...
Jailed Kurdish politician gets same sentence in retrial due to remarks about prosecutor
A Turkish court, in a retrial concluded on Friday, handed down a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years to jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, the...
Inmate whose son and son-in-law are also in prison not released despite serving his...
Hüseyin Yüce (61), who was sentenced to six years, three months’ imprisonment on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, has not been released...
Azerbaijani student detained in Turkey over university protest, faces deportation
Nanaxaanım Babazade, an Azerbaijani graduate student, was transferred to a repatriation center in Çatalca, İstanbul, after taking part in a student protest against rising...
Number of Gülen followers in İstanbul prison surpasses all others jailed on terrorism charges
The number of inmates in İstanbul’s notorious Marmara Prison who are imprisoned on alleged links to the Gülen movement exceeds all other inmates in...
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