Turkish gov’t prosecutes 263 people over social media posts in a week

The Turkish government has investigated 320 social media accounts and taken legal action against 263 users over the last week (Oct.1-Oct.8) on accusations of...

706 children accompany mothers in Turkish prisons: justice minister

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced that 706 children are currently living with their mothers in Turkish prisons, Turkish Minute reported on Friday. Tunç...

Greece claims Turkish coast guard pushed migrants its way: report

Greece accused Turkey on Tuesday of acting like a “pirate” in waters between the two regional rivals, claiming that its coast guard escorted and...

Turkish court refuses to release US Consulate employee Uluçay

The Mardin 3rd High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request for the release of Hamza Uluçay, an employee of the US Consulate Adana...

Hundreds protest arrest of opposition party mayor in Turkey

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu joined several hundred demonstrators late on Wednesday to protest the arrest of an elected official accused of membership of an...

Turkey’s top court fines gov’t for torture in 5 cases, demands investigation into perpetrators

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled in favor of applicants who claimed that they had faced torture and inhuman treatment in five different cases and ordered...

Turkish court rejects pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Leyla Güven’s appeal for release from jail

A Turkish court has rejected an appeal for release by Leyla Güven, a deputy for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) held since January...

Turkey detains five over alleged links to Gülen movement

Turkish police detained five individuals, including two academics, on Monday as part of a crackdown on alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish...

YouTube journalist in Turkey arrested for street interview

Hasan Köksoy, a YouTube journalist, was arrested by a Turkish court on Wednesday due to an interview he broadcast three days ago, Turkish media...

Turkish gov’t detains 14 more followers of televangelist Adnan Oktar

İstanbul police early Monday detained 14 more followers of Adnan Oktar (62), a controversial Muslim televangelist known abroad as “Harun Yahya” over the work...
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