Purged teacher acquitted 3 months after he dies at construction site in work accident
A Turkish appeals court on Tuesday acquitted a purge victim teacher who died three months ago while working at a construction site, the tr724...
16,540 Turkish military members dismissed as part of crackdown
Turkey’s Defense Ministry on Monday announced that 16,540 military members have been dismissed as part of a post-coup crackdown, the Turkish media reported.
The judicial...
Criminal complaint filed against British speaker who likened Atatürk to the devil 5 years...
The İstanbul Bar Association has filed a criminal complaint against Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, a British Muslim convert of Greek heritage and a public speaker who...
Turkey marks second year without Wikipedia
April 29 marked the second anniversary of a ban imposed by Turkish authorities on access to popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, with some international press...
Turkish refugees attacked and pushed back from Greek shore by unidentified masked men
A group of Turkish asylum seekers claimed that following an attempt to cross the Turkish border via the Evros River in northeastern Greece on...
[Suspicious Death] Suspected UAE agent commits suicide in prison
Zaki Y. M. Hasan, one of two detainees held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide in...
Purge victim dies of heart attack in Turkish prison
Muzaffer Özcengiz, a teacher who was dismissed from his job and jailed after a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, died...
Cumhuriyet journalists return to jail to serve their time
Several journalists and media staff who received prison sentences in a trial involving the Cumhuriyet newspaper arrived at the Kocaeli Courthouse on Thursday to...
Purge victim receiving cancer treatment in prison
A man who was jailed as part of a massive government-led crackdown on followers of the Gülen movement in Turkey has been undergoing chemotherapy...
Turkey orders detention of 120 as part of crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued detention warrants for 120 people, including members of the military, as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of...
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