Turkish court gives 10-month jail sentence to pro-Kurdish HDP’s former deputy Encü
Former pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Şırnak deputy Ferhat Encü has been handed down a 10-month jail sentence that was ultimately commuted to a...
Water usage restrictions extended in western Turkey as severe drought continues
Authorities in western Turkey have extended restrictions on water usage, with the region continuing to contend with a severe drought, the Gazete Duvar news...
Mayor detained in western Turkey as crackdown on main opposition deepens
Turkish authorities have detained an opposition mayor in western Turkey as part of a bribery and misconduct investigation, the latest move in an expanding...
Jailed air force cadet not allowed to attend parents’ funeral
Murat Can Güney, 27, a former air force cadet sentenced to life imprisonment on coup charges, was not allowed to attend his parents’ funeral...
Family worries about health of disabled 86-year-old who faces prison over Gülen links
The family of an elderly man who is almost totally disabled and faces prison since his 10-year sentence over links to the faith-based Gülen...
35 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 35 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
Overcrowding and inhumane conditions in Turkish prisons, says TIHEK report
A recent visit by the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK) to Maltepe L-Type Prison has revealed severe overcrowding and poor living conditions,...
Turkish police detain 87 people protesting soaring cost of living
Police officers have intervened in demonstrations protesting the rapidly rising cost of living in Turkey caused by a steep fall in the value of...
Pro-Erdoğan televangelist Adnan Oktar, his followers detained by Turkish police
İstanbul police early Wednesday detained Adnan Oktar (62), a controversial Muslim televangelist known abroad as "Harun Yahya" over the work done on his anti-evolution...
Justice ministry claims ‘no information’ on 2015 killing of Kurdish woman in SE Turkey
The Turkish Justice Ministry has announced that it has “no information” regarding an investigation into the killing of a Kurdish woman whose body was...
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