Journalist briefly detained over report on alleged abduction of pro-Kurdish party member
A Kurdish journalist was detained in İstanbul on terrorism-related accusations for his reporting on the alleged abduction of a member of a pro-Kurdish opposition...
Moldovan migrant worker dies after brutal assault in İstanbul leather workshop
Nicolai Palamarciuc, a Moldovan national working in Turkey, died after being bound and brutally beaten by the relatives of his employer in İstanbul’s Başakşehir...
Boy’s health worsens since his mother was arrested a year ago
The health of a 9-year-old autistic child has deteriorated significantly over the past year since both his parents are in prison over their alleged...
Turkish police blacklist 20 journalists for writing for online magazine
Turkish police have blacklisted 20 journalists for writing for an online magazine called Journalist Post, a periodical put out by journalists living in exile,...
Turkish prosecutor in appeals hearing seeks approval of life sentences given to 6 ...
An İstanbul public prosecutor on Friday asked an appeals court to uphold aggravated life sentences handed down to six jailed journalists including prominent figures...
Ailing 84-year-old inmate not released despite suffering heart attack in his cell
An ailing 84-year-old man serving a sentence on conviction of links to the Gülen movement has not been released from prison even after suffering...
ISIL suicide bomber searched for twice in security system before 2015 attack: report
Turkish Interior Ministry inspectors have discovered that the name of an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist who orchestrated a suicide...
Turkey detains 7 for helping families of people jailed over Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained seven people on accusations of providing financial assistance to the families of individuals jailed or dismissed from their jobs...
Turkey arrests 9 journalists working for pro-Kurdish media
Nine out of 11 journalists working for pro-Kurdish news outlets who were detained in police operations last week were arrested on Saturday, Turkish Minute...
Maximum pretrial detention in Turkey increased from 5 to 7 years
As thousands of people imprisoned under the country’s sweeping anti-terror laws have been languishing in jail for years awaiting trial, a new decree issued...
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The May 2023 re-election of...