Syrians complain of unjust treatment as Turkey denies claims of deportation

While the Turkish government denies claims that it is deporting Syrian refugees and says it only allows voluntary returns, Deutsche Welle Turkish service spoke...

Pregnant woman sent back to prison after losing baby

Hanife Çiftçi, who was jailed in June when she was seven weeks pregnant due to her alleged links to the Gülen movement, lost her...

Turkey bans access to 136 websites, URLs

A Turkish court has banned access to 136 websites and URLs, including a Twitter account, news websites and blogs, at the request of the...

Newspaper subscription, school enrollment not terrorist activity, says Turkey’s top appeals court

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that sentenced a defendant to prison on terrorism charges for buying a subscription...

Prominent academic returned to prison after heart procedure

Columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily and academic Mümtaz'er Türköne was sent back to prison on Saturday after doctors inserted a stent to open...

New regulation requires Internet broadcasting platforms to be under strict control of the state

According to a new regulation published in Turkey's Official Gazette, radio and TV broadcasts on the Internet will be under the authority of the...

Turkey orders detention of 2,073 Gülen followers in July

According to Turkey’s deputy interior minister, İsmail Çataklı 2,073 suspects were detained in July as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting the faith-based Gülen...

Video exposes police negligence during heart attack of teacher tortured in custody

Bold Medya has released a video showing the negligence of police officers in the death of Gökhan Açıkkollu, a purged history teacher who died...

Lawyers denied access to abducted men now in police custody: Ankara Bar Association

The Ankara Bar Association on Thursday released a statement reporting that four Gülen followers who turned up in police custody after being missing since...

Veteran news editor in prison decries public apathy for jailed journalists 

Özcan Keser, who has been behind bars for almost 42 months, believes that his and colleagues' voices have not been heard to a great...

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