Turkish court gives lengthy prison sentences to members of Nakıboğlu family over alleged Gülen...
A Turkish court in Gaziantep province on Thursday handed down prison sentences ranging between two years, one month and 15 years to nine businessmen...
6 Kurdish journalists detained in police raids in Turkey
Turkish police conducted a series of home raids in İstanbul, the eastern province of Van and the southern province of Mersin on Friday, resulting...
Albanian PM turns down Erdoğan’s request for measures against Gülen followers
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has rejected a request made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for measures against followers of the faith-based Gülen...
Turkish gov’t cuts disability benefit for blind journalist serving prison sentence
Visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat, who was jailed in July 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, sent a letter through his...
Talks on İstanbul’s Greek Orthodox seminary revive hopes for its reopening
Ongoing talks between the Turkish government and representatives from the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary in İstanbul have revived hopes for its reopening after remaining...
CHP MP submits parliamentary question about lack of education of autistic children
Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Sibel Özdemir said in a parliamentary question that 92 percent of autistic children were not enrolled in school and...
Turkish prosecutors issue 142 detention warrants over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 142 people as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, the...
Justice remains elusive for victims’ families on 2nd anniversary of Turkey earthquakes
Two years after the February 2023 earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey, claiming over 53,000 lives, justice remains elusive for the families of the...
Turkey’s media watchdog gives int’l news websites 72 hours to get licenses
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has given international news agencies operating in the country a 72-hour deadline to apply for...
TV anchor says pro-gov’t media responsible if something bad happens to him
Fox TV news anchor Fatih Portakal has complained about being targeted
by pro-government media outlets due to his recent remarks about the
unlikelihood of...
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