Turkish gov’t sentences 1,655 people including 60 generals to life in prison over alleged...
At least 200 out of 289 trials of alleged putschists in Turkey in the aftermath of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016...
Former police officer jailed over alleged Gülen links dies in prison
Ünsalan Özkan, a 54-year-old former police officer imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack in Ankara’s Sincan...
Ousted Kurdish mayor given same sentence in retrial
The Turkish court that retried Selçuk Mızraklı, the former co-mayor of the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey who was dismissed and...
2 refugees killed in cross-fire between Turkish security forces and migrant smugglers
Two refugees were killed and 12 others were injured after they were caught in cross-fire between Turkish security forces and migrant smugglers in Turkey's...
Turkish journalist Emeç sentenced to prison for reporting death of Kurdish man during police...
Hülya Emeç, a Turkish journalist and member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), was sentenced by a Turkish court on Monday to six...
Germany’s Kant foundation honors jailed İstanbul mayor, wife with World Citizen Award
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and his wife, Dilek İmamoğlu, have been awarded the Kant World Citizen Award by Germany’s Immanuel Kant Foundation in recognition of their...
Opposition demands release of jailed MP following 2nd top court ruling on rights violation
Opposition politicians have once again called for the release of jailed lawmaker Can Atalay, who was elected to parliament in May, after Turkey’s Constitutional...
Lawyer for Turkish-Kyrgyz educator’s family demands expulsion of Turkish ambassador in Bishkek
The lawyer for the family of Turkish-Kyrgyz educator Orhan İnandı, who was recently abducted by the Turkish Intelligence Organization (MİT), on Wednesday called on...
‘Saturday Mothers’ gather for 698th time in İstanbul to demand justice for disappeared children
The "Saturday Mothers" met in İstanbul’s Galatasaray Square for the 698th week to demand justice and the truth about the disappeared people in Turkey.
The...
Denmark moves to deport Turkish teacher despite risk of prosecution over Gülen links
A Danish asylum ruling has put 29-year-old Turkish mathematics teacher Tuğba Koç on the brink of forced return to Turkey after authorities accepted that...
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