Turkey jails mother over acts ruled non-criminal by European court
The Turkish mother of a 4-year-old girl was jailed after a conviction based on activities allegedly linked to the faith-based Gülen movement that Europe’s...
Turkish minister called 891 youngsters living in prison with their mothers ‘terrorists’ children’: opposition...
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has said the country’s family minister described 891 youngsters under the age of 6living in prison with their mothers as...
Turkey among repressive states poised to control UN NGO access, rights advocates warn
Rights advocates and independent United Nations experts are warning that a key UN committee that controls access for nongovernmental organizations is at risk of...
6-year-old Syrian girl killed by falling debris at demolition site in İstanbul
A six-year-old Syrian girl was killed in İstanbul on Wednesday after a piece of concrete fell from a building being demolished and struck her...
Turkey says users will need national ID numbers to access social media within 3...
Turks will need national ID numbers to access social media within three months, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said on Friday, in a move that...
Former colonel under house arrest over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack
Ekrem Balkı, a former air force colonel who was under house arrest pending retrial over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has died...
Turkey’s top court again finds Gezi defendant’s rights violated after lower court defied earlier...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has for a second time found rights violations in the case of jailed city planner Tayfun Kahraman, ruling unanimously that the...
Authorities can’t dismiss risk tied to family affiliation, Gülen-linked activity in asylum cases: top...
The Dutch Council of State ruled on March 25 that asylum claims filed by people linked to the Gülen movement must be assessed on...
Journalist indicted for insulting Erdoğan in reports, social media posts
Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist Mehmet Murat Yıldırım on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his reporting and social media posts, the...
Former teacher dismissed over Gülen links dies of cancer at 35
Güven Türkoğlu, a former teacher dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has died of cancer in the...
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