Prison authorities arbitrarily deny parole to chronically ill inmate in Elazığ prison
A chronically ill female inmate at Elazığ Women's Closed Prison has been arbitrarily denied parole by the prison's Administration and Observation Board, the BirGün daily reported.
Besra...
66.4 percent of Turkish voters prefer parliamentary system: poll
Two out of every three voters in Turkey support the parliamentary system of governance over the executive presidential system that the country voted to...
Police dogs attack couple during raid on their house in southeastern Turkey
Şeyhmus and Menice Yılmaz have accused Diyarbakır police officers of letting their dogs attack them during a raid on their home, part of an...
Turkey arrests 65 officers in nationwide crackdown on alleged Gülen links
A total of 65 active-duty and former military officers have been arrested in Turkey as part of a sweeping operation targeting people accused of...
Turkey deports Greek journalist ‘for reasons of public order’
Turkish authorities have deported Evangelos Areteos, a reporter for the Greek Real newspaper and author of two books on Turkish politics, “for reasons of...
Turkey releases 6 journalists after top appeals court overturns sentences
The İstanbul 25th High Criminal Court on Monday released journalists Ahmet Memiş, Cemal Kalyoncu, Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu, Ünal Tanık, Yakup Çetin and Yetkin Yıldız, whose...
Turkish celebrity manager remains jailed despite health risks
A Turkish court on Monday ruled for the continuation of the imprisonment of Ayşe Barım, a well-known manager of Turkish television stars who has...
Ailing 80-year-old inmate released from prison after 4 months
Makbule Özer, an ailing 80-year-old inmate in a high-security prison in Turkey’s eastern Van province, was released from prison on Wednesday, Turkish media reported.
Özer's...
Regional appeals court upholds CHP İstanbul official’s prison sentence
A regional court of appeals in İstanbul has ruled to uphold the prison sentence of nine years, eight months handed down to Canan Kaftancıoğlu,...
Boğaziçi University retaliates against graduate over gov’t-appointed rector protest
A graduate of Istanbul's prestigious Boğaziçi University had his master's program acceptance revoked and was banned from campus after protesting the university's government-appointed rector...
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