Turkish journalist receives suspended sentence for reporting on pro-government university official
A Turkish court has handed down a one-year, eight-month suspended sentence to journalist Mehmet Baran Kılıç on charges of “unlawful acquisition and dissemination of...
6 killed, dozens injured in explosion in central İstanbul
A strong explosion of unknown origin shook the busy İstiklal shopping street in İstanbul on Sunday, leaving at least six people dead and wounding...
Conscript convicted of involvement in failed coup says he has been robbed of his...
Hamza Yıldız, a young private in the Turkish military convicted of involvement in a failed coup in July 2016 and handed down nine life...
Religious freedom coalition urges action over Turkey’s trial of minor girls on terrorism charges
The International Religious Freedom Roundtable (IRF) on Wednesday urged the US administration to take immediate action in the case of 41 women, including 14...
CPJ calls on Turkey to investigate airstrikes that killed journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkey to immediately conduct a full and transparent investigation into whether Hawar News Agency...
Girl with Down syndrome left with teenage sister after parents detained for helping refugees
A seven-year-old girl with Down syndrome was left to the care of her teenage sister after her parents, Dudu Karataş (42) and Gökay Karataş...
YouTubers face up to four-and-a-half years over joke about the Prophet Muhammad
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment demanding prison sentences of up to four-and-a-half years for a YouTube program host and his guest, who were...
Migrant freezes to death after being pushed back by Bulgaria at Turkish border
A migrant froze to death in a village on the Bulgarian border in the western Turkish province of Edirne after being beaten and pushed...
Kurdish politician sentenced to prison for calling President Erdoğan a misogynist
A former Kurdish parliamentarian jailed in on terrorism charges has been handed down an additional prison sentence for insulting President Tayyip Erdoğan, Reuters reported,...
Doctor warns of risk of stroke for 75-year-old former media owner jailed over Gülen...
Alaeddin Kaya, a 75-year-old former media owner jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, faces a risk of stroke and should be...
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