Turkish court frees veteran journalists Altan, Ilıcak after conviction on terrorism charges
The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Monday released veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak pending appeal after convicting them of aiding a...
Gezi victim Berkin Elvan’s parents appear in court on Erdoğan insult charges
The parents of a teenager who was struck in the head with a tear gas canister fired by a police officer during the anti-government...
Turkish court moves to block 3 popular news accounts on X
A Turkish court has ordered a block on access to three widely followed news accounts on the social media platform X, marking the latest...
Abducted by Turkish intelligence in Baku, Gülenist teacher put in pre-trial detention in Ankara:...
Mehmet Gelen, a Turkish teacher who was reportedly abducted in Baku early on Saturday morning, turns out to have been forcibly returned to...
Dutch PM backs Kavala statement, says Netherlands will continue to make such calls
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has backed 10 Western ambassadors’ recent statement urging the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala from jail, saying his country...
Turkish authorities detain pregnant woman for links to Gülen movement
A pregnant woman was detained on Thursday for alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Bold Medya news website reported.
Five-months-pregnant Emine Coşkun was detained...
Turkey is the top violator of European rights charter, ECtHR statistics show
Turkey is ranked first in the number of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights in the 60-year history of the European Court...
Mother breastfeeding 9-month-old baby sent to prison over alleged Gülen links
The mother of a 9-month-old infant detained in İzmir over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been jailed following a court order...
Turkey blocks 41 social media accounts for ‘disinformation’ in Iran war posts
Turkey has imposed access restrictions on 41 social media accounts and removed 75 pieces of online content over what a senior official described as...
Pro-gov’t columnist suggests setting Turkey’s Silivri Prison ablaze to kill inmates from Gülen movement
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Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government public speaker and columnist, said in a video message posted on social media on Friday that people should gather in...
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