Turkish court rejects Yücel’s demand for damages arising from imprisonment
A Turkish court has rejected a German-Turkish journalist’s request for compensation for his yearlong imprisonment in Turkey, The Associated Press reported.
Deniz Yücel, a correspondent...
Turkish court releases pro-Kurdish journalist Duran from prison for health reasons
A Turkish court ruled on Monday to release jailed journalist Metin Duran from prison following a report issued by Turkey's Institute of Forensic Medicine...
70,000 students behind bars in Turkey
A total of 70,000 students who have either been convicted of a crime or are in pretrial detention are currently in Turkey’s jails, while...
Foreign Minister Maas: Germany ready for protests against Turkish president’s visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s scheduled visit to Germany this month may spark protests, but that is a democratic right, German Foreign Minister Heiko...
Exiled Turkish journalist leaves Sweden 2 years after brutal attack
Ahmet Dönmez, a Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden, said in an interview with the Journalisten news website that he left the country...
Police probe exiled journalist’s aid to victim of crackdown diagnosed with brain tumor
Turkish police are following money sent by exiled journalist Adem Yavuz Arslan to Haşim Söylemez, a Turkish investigative journalist who was jailed and released...
Doctor bearing witness to torture in Turkish mass detention center: I kept hearing awful...
A medical doctor who was assigned to conduct physical examinations in a gymnasium-turned-mass detention center following a failed coup in Turkey in 2016 spoke...
Zühtü Arslan, president of Turkey’s top court, criticized for bowing to Erdoğan
The president of Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM), Zühtü Arslan, has been criticized on social media for bowing to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a...
Pensioner dies in occupational accident while working illegally to make ends meet
Selami Şimşek, a 71-year-old pensioner, died after falling from the sixth floor of a construction site in central Yozgat province where he was working...
Turkey arrests 4 women convicted of Gülen links on tip they were planning to...
Turkish authorities have detained and arrested four women who were allegedly planning to flee to neighboring Greece to avoid imprisonment on conviction of links...
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