25 opposition city officials in İstanbul indicted on terrorism financing charges
İstanbul prosecutors have indicted 25 former and current city officials from four opposition-run municipalities on charges of financing terrorism, Turkish Minute reported.
The officials are...
2 disabled women in Sincan Prison complain of neglect and poor medical care
Two disabled women sharing a cell in Ankara's Sincan Prison have complained to their families of neglect and poor medical care, the Bold Medya...
Turkish Justice Ministry claims unable to count number of jailed journalists
The Turkish Justice Ministry has failed to answer a parliamentary question from an opposition deputy about the number of journalists currently jailed in the...
Turkish lawyer calls on colleagues for immediate action amid mass detentions over Gülen links
In the wake of the mass detention of more than 300 people in multiple provinces across Turkey ordered by prosecutors in Gaziantep over alleged...
Wife of former public servant who died shortly after prison release alleges gross negligence
The wife of Caner Durukan, 42, who died from cancer shortly after being released from prison two years ago, has said her husband was...
Kurdish politician denied medical care for a week despite loss of consciousness
Selahattin Demirtaş, an imprisoned Kurdish politician, temporarily lost consciousness on Nov. 26 after experiencing pain in his chest and trouble breathing but was not...
Turkish journalist gets 10-month suspended sentence for reporting in child abuse case
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a 10-month suspended sentence to journalist Evrim Kepenek for allegedly violating the confidentiality of a criminal investigation,...
Dissenting judge in Khashoggi trial to quit profession after demotion
A Turkish judge who cast a dissenting vote against the transfer of the murder trial of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Riyadh has decided...
81-year-old Alzheimer’s patient detained over Gülen links
A 81-year-old man who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease was detained by police in the Turkish province of İzmir on Monday due to his links...
22 more İstanbul municipal officials face detention in expanding corruption probe
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 22 people as part of an expanding corruption investigation into the opposition-run İstanbul Municipality, whose mayor has...
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