Police officer, neighborhood watchman beat and threaten young man in western Turkey
A police officer and a neighborhood watchman appeared to beat a young man and threaten to kill him on Monday in western Turkey's Aydin...
IPI urges Merkel, Macron to confront Turkey on press freedom
The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has written to German Chancellor Angela...
Turkey’s forensic council says cancer patient jailed over Gülen links fit to remain in...
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has ruled that a cancer patient convicted over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement is fit to...
Rights groups demand Turkey disclose investigations of public officials related to devastating earthquakes in...
Human Rights Watch, the Platform for Families in Pursuit of Justice and the Citizens’ Assembly have urged Turkish authorities to reveal the number of public officials...
2.5-year-old child accompanies mother in Turkish prison after both parents arrested
Another child has joined a parent in a Turkish prison, as two-and-a-half-year-old İhsan Arif Cesur was forced to accompany his mother, Melek Cesur, in...
Prison administration investigates Kurdish journalist for map showing Turkey smaller than actual size
The administration of a high-security prison in the eastern province of Van launched an investigation into jailed Kurdish journalist Nedim Türfent for a world...
Turkey’s top court warns of ‘chaos’ over refusal to retry Gezi defendant
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has warned that refusing to implement its judgments could throw the legal system into “chaos,” in a reasoned decision published Tuesday...
Katırcıoğlu family companies, wealth seized over Gülen links transferred to Turkey’s treasury
Four companies and the private assets of the Katırcıoğlu family seized by the Turkish government in 2015 over allegations of links to the faith-based...
Turkish judge draws criticism for saying women should not demonstrate against femicide
A judge at the İstanbul 58th Penal Court of First Instance sparked criticism from women’s rights activists after saying during a hearing that women...
Turkey’s Saturday Mothers reclaim right to bury their loved ones
The Saturday Mothers met for the 710th time on Saturday to demand justice and truth for their children and relatives who disappeared while in...
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