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Purged teacher dies of heart attack after prison administration ignores doctor’s recommendations

Muzaffer Özcengiz, a teacher who was purged from civil service and jailed after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, died from a heart attack on Friday...

Convictions for insulting Turkish president 13 times higher in last 3 years than in previous 7

The number of people convicted of insulting the president increased 13 times in the first three years of the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan compared to...

CHP files criminal complaint against interior minister due to Kılıçdaroğlu attack

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed a criminal complaint against Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu due to an attack on the party’s leader during a...

Turkey’s former top judge criticizes AKP for betraying party values

Former Constitutional Court President Haşim Kılıç on Thursday harshly criticized the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), saying that the party has betrayed its original values...

Turkey orders detention of 210 military members over Gülen links

İstanbul prosecutors have ordered the detention of 210 military personnel over suspected links to the Gülen movement, accused by Ankara of orchestrating a failed coup in...

Broadcast on social media, İstanbul City Council sessions attract huge audience

Two sessions of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s City Council, broadcast live on social media by the city’s new mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, have attracted more...

Popular historian arrested due to Gülen links released pending trial

Popular Turkish historian and author Talha Uğurluel, who was arrested on terrorism charges in December due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, was released...

Former prosecutor who ordered search of ‘cosmic room’ given 17 years in jail

Former Turkish prosecutor Mustafa Bilgili, who was among a group of judiciary members who ordered the search of a sensitive military facility in Ankara known as...

Turkish journalists turn themselves in to serve prison sentences

Several journalists and media staff who received prison sentences in a trial involving the Cumhuriyet newspaper arrived at the Kocaeli Courthouse on Thursday to start serving their...

Turkish journalist investigated over social media posts

An İstanbul prosecutor has launched an investigation into journalist Erk Acarer based on content he shared on social media, the T24 news website reported on Thursday. Acarer is under...

Former AKP deputy criticizes request to dismiss CHP leader’s assailant from party

A former deputy from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has criticized a request to dismiss Osman Sarıgün, an AKP member who punched an opposition...

Turk whose story inspired blockbuster movie falls ill after 31 months in prison

A Turkish woman whose story inspired a blockbuster movie in 2015 has developed serious health problems during her 31 months in prison and solitary confinement, the...

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