Erdoğan’s strongest rival says he can still win presidency from prison: report
İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most prominent political challenger, has said his imprisonment will not prevent him from defeating the...
Former Turkish official detained ahead of trial after exposing corruption
A former Turkish official who exposed corruption at a state-run company operating under Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism was detained on Wednesday ahead...
Autopsy confirms violent head trauma in death of Turkish environmental journalist
An autopsy has found that Turkish journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun died from severe head trauma caused by violence, sustaining multiple fractures and...
Turkish court hands down longer prison sentence in retrial of Kurdish journalist
A court in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday sentenced Kurdish journalist Perihan Kaya to more than 18 months in prison on terrorism-related charges in a...
Turkey’s top appeals court overturns sentence of pregnant woman convicted over Gülen links
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the prison sentence of a pregnant woman jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, citing...
38 international rights groups urge Turkey to halt terrorism case against İstanbul Bar leadership
Thirty-eight international human rights and lawyers organizations on Monday urged Turkey to halt the terrorism prosecution of the leadership of the Istanbul Bar Association...
Turkey opens investigation under ‘disinformation law’ after shopkeeper criticizes economy
Turkish prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into a shopkeeper who posted a video criticizing economic conditions, invoking a controversial “disinformation law” that rights...
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
Uyghur families’ detention in Turkey sparks fears of deportation to China
Two Uyghur couples and a 1-month-old baby face possible deportation to China after being detained by Turkish authorities and placed in administrative detention at...
Turkey’s forensic council says 72-year-old ailing inmate can remain in prison despite health concerns
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has ruled that a 72-year-old man convicted over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement can remain in...
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