Student dormitory seized over Gülen links now used as ultranationalist Grey Wolves headquarters in...
A student dormitory seized over alleged affiliation with the faith-based Gülen movement after a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 was given to the...
Turkish Embassy in Bulgaria spied on critics, journalists:report
The Turkish Embassy in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia has engaged in a large-scale spying campaign on educators, journalists and critics of Turkish President...
Leftist party questions Turkish intelligence over alleged ISIL ties on anniversary of Ankara bombing
As Turkey marks the 10th anniversary of the country’s deadliest terrorist attack, a left-wing party has raised questions in parliament over alleged links between...
‘Visually approving of terrorism’ among reasons for fines on 3 Turkish TV stations
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Woman imprisoned with 40-day-old infant on trumped-up terror charges denied parole
A woman who was arrested with her 40-day-old baby on trumped-up terror charges in 2016 was denied release from prison by the parole board...
Purge victim jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack
Ender Gökmen, a former teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack on Tuesday in the eastern...
New ‘anti-terrorism’ amendment to Swedish constitution enters into force
A constitutional amendment to combat terrorism in Sweden entered into force on January 1, according to a press release by the Swedish Justice Ministry.
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Inmate tortured to death in Turkish prison, brother claims: report
“My brother was tortured to death in a cell where he was kept alone,” Hakan Tumay, brother of Serkan Tumay, who recently died in...
Kurdish journalist sentenced over posts on colleagues killed in Turkish drone strike in Syria
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced journalist and news editor Öznur Değer to more than three years in prison over social media posts about...
İmamoğlu faces up to 7 years in prison in new case for alleged fraud...
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking a prison sentence of up to seven years for İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu for allegedly committing...
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