3-month-old baby accompanies mother serving sentence for alleged Gülen links
Emine Coşkun, who was arrested in İstanbul on Friday to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement, is being accompanied...
Former anchorman for Turkish state television not released despite eligibility for parole
Hamza Günerigök, a former anchorman for the state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) who was arrested on terrorism charges, said he has not...
UK court denies extradition request of Turkish tycoon, says case politically motivated
A British court on Wednesday denied an extradition request from Turkey for businessman Akın İpek on several charges, primarily for links to Islamic scholar...
Turkish court gives jail sentence for human rights activist Gergerlioğlu
A Turkish court has sentenced writer and human rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu to two-and-a half-years in prison for anti-war comments posted on social...
Elections well managed, but Erdoğan, ruling parties enjoyed unjustified advantage: int’l observers
Elections in Turkey on Sunday were well managed and offered voters a choice between genuine political alternatives, but President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the...
5 Turkish journalists sentenced to prison on terrorism charges
A court in Antalya province convicted three journalists of membership in a terrorist organization and two others of aiding a terrorist organization over their...
Turkey orders detention of 295 military personnel
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday ordered the detention of 295 active duty military members in 59 provinces over alleged terrorist links,...
Turkish judge suspended, faces investigation over support for left-wing Grup Yorum member
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has suspended Judge Ayşe Sarısu Pehlivan and launched investigation into her over her social media posts in...
Elderly Turkish inmate collapses amid worsening health, family fears he could die in prison
A 72-year-old man serving a prison sentence in Turkey for alleged links to the Gülen movement collapsed in his cell last week while seriously...
Family fears deportation to China of Uyghur detained in İstanbul
The family of Kurban Tohtiniyaz, a Uighur who was detained in İstanbul on September 6, fears his deportation to China.
According to a video posted...
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