91-year-old Syriac man killed in armed attack in southeast Turkey
A 91-year-old Syriac man has been killed in an armed attack by unknown assailants in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin in a development...
Poor prison conditions force new mother serving sentence on conviction of Gülen links to...
A woman arrested four months ago to serve a prison sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement was forced to hand over...
Turkey to seek INTERPOL Red Notice for teacher over social media commentary, Gülen links
Turkey’s justice ministry has asked prosecutors to prepare INTERPOL Red Notice request documentation for a former public school teacher sought over a social media...
Incarcerated woman separated from infant due to unsuitable prison conditions
A woman who gave birth in Istanbul’s Bakirkoy Prison three months ago is now separated from her breastfeeding baby due to unsuitable prison conditions,...
Amid controversy surrounding state-run dorms in Turkey, 140 students treated for illness from dormitory...
In the midst of student demonstrations protesting poor living conditions in state-run dormitories, 140 university students were taken to a hospital for food poisoning...
Wife of former school principal jailed on Gülen links dies from illness
A former school principal who has been incarcerated for seven years on Gülen charges lost his wife on Monday to chronic illness, the TR724...
Top prosecutor in Turkey defies Constitutional Court ruling, says jailed MP should not be...
The office of Turkey’s top prosecutor has found the continued incarceration of an opposition lawmaker legally appropriate despite a recent ruling from the country’s...
Disabled teacher arrested in nationwide operation against Gülen movement
A disabled former teacher was recently arrested after being detained in a nationwide police operation against the Gülen movement, the Kronos news website reported.
Former history...
Following death of university student in elevator accident, 9 more incidents reported across Turkey
Following the tragic death of a university student in an elevator accident in a state-run dormitory on October 26, media reports have drawn attention...
Journalist’s arrest under controversial disinformation law draws widespread condemnation
The arrest of a veteran investigative journalist under a controversial law criminalizing disinformation following his report on alleged corruption in the Turkish judiciary, which was based...
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