Turkish columnist sentenced to prison for criticizing Defense Minister Akar
Prominent Turkish columnist Yılmaz Özdil was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment on Tuesday for criticizing then-Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar on a...
Suspended mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party faces 15 years on terrorism charges
Ahmet Özer, the suspended mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), made his third appearance in court on...
Jailed mother reunites with son suffering from cancer for half a day
Inmate Gülten Sayın, the mother of 6-year-old Yusuf Kerim Sayın, who is suffering from bone cancer, was allowed to visit her son in the...
Journalist Mehmet Baransu sentenced to 17 years for publishing leaked gov’t documents
An İstanbul court on Monday sentenced jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct Taraf newspaper, to 17 years, one month...
Family blames prison conditions for death of former Turkish inmate after serving Gülen-related sentence
The family of a man who died of leukemia in 2024 after serving more than seven years in prison for alleged ties to the...
Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 million people: WHO
Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on...
Turkish journalist gets 6 years for attending meetings of Kurdish political movement umbrella group:...
A journalist for the now-closed IMC TV has been given a prison sentence of six years, three months on terrorism charges for attending meetings...
Turkey ranks among world’s worst for internet freedom: Freedom House
Turkey is among the five countries with the steepest long-term declines in internet freedom, according to a new report released Thursday by US-based democracy...
CPJ calls on Turkey not to interfere with journalists reporting on last week’s earthquakes
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to ensure that journalists can cover the aftermath of recent devastating earthquakes freely and...
Turkey’s judicial council denies complaint alleging corruption, battery by senior judge
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has denied claims that it received a complaint filed against a high-ranking member of the judiciary by...
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