Former teacher jailed with infant over Gülen movement links
A former teacher previously sentenced to more than six years for her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been arrested and sent...
5 arrested in connection to murder of 15-year-old Syrian in İstanbul
Turkish authorities have arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old Syrian, who was shot dead by masked gunmen in İstanbul last week,...
NYC mayor, indicted over corrupt dealings with Turkish gov’t, in court to face charges
New York City’s scandal-plagued Mayor Eric Adams, indicted due to his alleged corrupt dealings with Turkish government officials who wanted to exert influence over him, arrived...
Germany to deport thousands of Turks with rejected asylum applications
Amid an increasing number of Turkish citizens seeking refuge in Europe, particularly in Germany, the German and Turkish governments have reached an agreement on...
Women and the poor most affected by human rights violations in Turkey: survey
A recent survey conducted by the Konda polling company for Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) revealed that Turks believe women and low-income individuals are...
Police inquiry into minor’s ties to 2016 coup surfaces on 4th day of surreal...
The fourth day of a terror trial in İstanbul revealed that police had investigated whether a 16-year-old high school student, who was only eight...
Minors questioned about prayers on third day of surreal terror trial
Fourteen high school girls are on trial in İstanbul for alleged membership in a terrorist organization as part of a decade-long crackdown on the...
Turkey ranks second globally in requests for content removal from X
In the first transparency report issued under CEO Elon Musk’s ownership, X (formerly Twitter) revealed that Turkey ranked second only to Japan in government...
Turkish cartoonist faces prison over satirical COVID-19 cartoon
Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu has been on trial for four years on charges of “obscenity” over a cartoon she drew in November 2020 about...
Armenian Bar Association files Global Magnitsky Sanctions complaint in the US against Erdoğan-linked military...
The Armenian Bar Association has filed a complaint under the Global Magnitsky Sanctions program against SADAT International Defense Consultancy, a military contractor linked to...
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