Turkey frees terminally ill lawyer, family say it’s too late
A Turkish lawyer suffering from late-stage cancer who lost his leg after receiving delayed medical treatment in prison was released on medical grounds this...
3-month-old baby accompanies mother serving sentence for alleged Gülen links
Emine Coşkun, who was arrested in İstanbul on Friday to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement, is being accompanied...
Dismissed civil servant barred by authorities from attending public course
Nebi Toylak, a former public school teacher summarily fired by the Turkish government in the aftermath of an abortive putsch in July 2016, was...
Turkey seizes assets of 2 major holdings in probe into alleged stock market manipulation
A Turkish court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to two large investment companies, Hat Holding and Investco Holding, as part of a...
Swedish athletes to be accompanied by security at European championships in Turkey
Swedish track and field teams will be accompanied by security during the European Athletics Indoor Championships, which will be held in İstanbul March 2-5,...
Police officer accused of torturing former air force commander gets promoted
Elif Uzun Sümercan, a previous deputy chief of the Ankara Police Department’s counterterrorism unit who was accused of torturing former commander of the Turkish...
Elderly Turkish inmate collapses amid worsening health, family fears he could die in prison
A 72-year-old man serving a prison sentence in Turkey for alleged links to the Gülen movement collapsed in his cell last week while seriously...
Qatar donates World Cup cabins for earthquake-stricken Turkey and Syria
Qatar will send Turkey and Syria 10,000 cabins and caravans used during the World Cup, which would now house people who lost their homes...
Inmate in Diyarbakır Prison subjected to torture, says Independent Lawyers Association
Mehmet Sıdık Meşe, an inmate in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakır Prison, has been subjected to beating and torture by prison guards, said the Independent Lawyer's...
Turkish prisons at 40 percent overcapacity: report
Turkey’s prison population has reached 428,267, exceeding official capacity by 40 percent, according to a recent report of the Civil Society in the Penal System...
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