Violence against women in Turkey continues with multiple attacks in 2 days
A nurse at a community health center in Turkey’s central Karaman province was shot and wounded by a would-be suitor on Monday because she...
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...
Man detained by police outside İstanbul courthouse for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
Police detained a man outside the Çağlayan Courthouse in İstanbul on Friday on accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Gazete Duvar...
Silivri Prison inmates complain of ill-treatment, poor prison conditions, says parliamentary committee report
Inmates at Silivri Prison in İstanbul said they had been mistreated and that prison conditions were very poor, according to a report by the...
Turkey investigates prominent rights activist over remarks about use of chemical weapons
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a famous human rights activist and head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), is under investigation due to her comments on...
Purge victim forced to work as a deliveryman dies from injuries sustained in traffic...
Semih Parıltı, a victim of purges that followed a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey who was dismissed from his civil service job...
Top Turkish court reinstates 178 judges, prosecutors removed from office due to Gülen links
Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has in a landmark decision ruled to reinstate 178 judges and prosecutors who had been removed...
Int’l body must inspect Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons against PKK: jailed Kurdish...
Allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during its operations in northern Iraq must...
Former footballer Zafer Biryol to serve sentence on conviction of Gülen links
Former football player and coach Zafer Biryol (46), who in 2020 was convicted of ties to the faith-based Gülen movement and sentenced to six...
Former HDP deputy Aysel Tuğluk not fit to remain in prison, TTB health report...
The health of former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker and current inmate Aysel Tuğluk has rapidly deteriorated, and proper treatment cannot be provided in...
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