Authorities order release pending trial of NCO accused of sexual abuse of 2 minors
A Turkish court ruled yesterday for the release pending trial of a noncommissioned officer who is being prosecuted for allegedly sexually abusing two high...
Erdoğan says Turkey not bound by European court’s ruling to release Demirtaş
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said that Turkey is not bound by verdicts of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) following the...
Turkish defense ministry expels 8 military officers over secularist chant
Turkey’s Ministry of Defense announced Friday that five newly commissioned lieutenants and three commanding officers have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces following...
Turkey’s vice president calls purge victims ‘terrorists’
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay has called the victims of a massive purge of state institutions “terrorists,” accusing opposition parties of having plans for...
CoE commissioner to raise misuse of counterterrorism laws with Turkey
“Anti-terrorism laws in Turkey have made some people’s lives impossible,” said Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) commissioner on human rights, adding that...
Turkish gov’t intensifies crackdown on opposition party with new wave of detentions
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 10 senior officials from nine district municipalities in İstanbul, most of which are run by the main opposition Republican...
Local journalist fatally shot in attack in northwestern Turkey
A journalist who owned a local news website in northwestern Turkey was fatally shot in front of his office on Saturday, Turkish media outlets...
Police fire tear gas at Kurdish deputies in Ankara
Turkish police on January 9 fired tear gas to break up a protest by a small group of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) supporters...
Pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists among 52 detained on accusations of terrorism
Turkish authorities detained 52 people, including politicians, journalists and artists, in early morning raids across 10 provinces on Tuesday as part of an investigation...
ECtHR to announce judgment on missing Yusuf Bilge Tunç: sister
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will announce its judgment in the case of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing 30 months ago...
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