Turkish government seeks to lift immunity of five lawmakers
The Turkish government has submitted a motion to Parliament seeking the removal of legislative immunity for five lawmakers, the Artı Gerçek news website reported...
[UPDATE] Greek police rescue 17 Turkish migrants in danger of freezing to death
The Greek police rescued 17 Turkish asylum seekers, including five children and four women, who crossed the Evros River from Turkey to Greece and...
Turkish gov’t puts Khashoggi’s fiancée Hatice Cengiz under protection
Turkish authorities have put the fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi under 24-hour police protection, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) said on...
Turkish authorities arrest lawyer in sweeping operation over alleged Gülen links
Seyfullah Tosun, a lawyer and academic, was arrested for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Kronos news website reported on Tuesday.
Tosun faces...
4 Syrian children die in İstanbul house fire
Four Syrian children, the youngest of whom was 1 year old, were killed Monday night in İstanbul in a fire that broke out in...
Turkish prosecutor claims 9-year-old girl ‘failed to react’ to abuse
A prosecutor in the Mediterranean province of Antalya has demanded the acquittal of a suspect in a sexual abuse case involving a 9-year-old girl,...
Turkey sends former police chief to prison for 6 years for alleged links to...
Yusuf Lerik, a former police chief, was sent to prison on Monday in the southern city of Adana to serve a sentence of six...
Turkish court continues to keep businessman Kavala in jail despite CoE decision
A Turkish court on Thursday rejected an appeal against the imprisonment of prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars on...
Turkey’s pro-government Vatan newspaper ends print edition
Turkey's pro-government Vatan newspaper on Wednesday announced that it will terminate its print operations after Nov. 1 and go digital only, according to a...
Erdoğan pushed for punishment of 16-year-old girl accused of insulting him
A 16-year-old girl in İstanbul was given a suspended sentence of more than 10 months of incarceration on December 12 for allegedly insulting President...
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