Turkey detains doctors’ union chair after chemical weapons comment
Turkish police have detained the head of Turkey’s doctors’ union on allegations of spreading “terrorist propaganda” after she urged a probe into the army’s...
Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law tightens gov’t control and curtails freedom of expression: Amnesty
Prominent London-based rights group Amnesty International has voiced concern over a new media law in Turkey that introduces prison sentences for those “disseminating false...
Former teacher says she was strip-searched in prison and punished for revealing it in...
Nagehan Yüksel, a former teacher at a religious high school who was convicted of terrorist organization membership due to her links to a faith-based...
Pro-Erdoğan daily targets ex-police chief on Turkey’s extradition list from Sweden
A former Turkish police chief living in exile in Sweden named on a list of political dissidents whose extradition is demanded by the Turkish...
Number of Gülen followers in İstanbul prison surpasses all others jailed on terrorism charges
The number of inmates in İstanbul’s notorious Marmara Prison who are imprisoned on alleged links to the Gülen movement exceeds all other inmates in...
Turkish police detain 11 journalists, including the mother of a 45-day-old baby
Turkish police raided the premises of several pro-Kurdish media outlets and private residences, detaining 11 journalists, including the mother of a 45-day-old infant, according...
Turkey arrests 219 people over Gülen-linked donations
A total of 219 people who were among the more than 650 people detained in a massive operation last week targeting alleged members of...
Political prisoners in Turkey denied release despite eligibility for parole, HDP deputy says
Ayşe Sürücü, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), said she had received hundreds of letters from political prisoners who were subjected...
Jailed media executive’s son kept in custody for 3 days for receiving donation from...
The son of a media executive who has been jailed since 2014 was held in police custody for three days after he was detained...
Journalist given suspended jail sentences for insulting Erdoğan, far-right leader
A Turkish court has handed down two suspended sentences of 11 months, 20 days each to Mehmet Emin Kurnaz, an editor at the BirGün...
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