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Turkey detains 28 people suspected of PKK affiliation

Turkish counterterrorism police have detained 28 suspects over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Diken news website reported on Thursday. Police...

Human rights defender professor forced to retire due to prison sentence

Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the head of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and a doctor of forensics, retired from her position at...

Expert identifies police officer responsible for death of 15-year-old Gezi victim

An expert report submitted during a hearing on Wednesday identified the police officer who had fired a tear gas canister that hit 15-year-old Berkin...

Latest poll shows AKP support has dropped to 35 percent

A recent survey by the Piar polling company shows support for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has dropped significantly since the last...

Appeals court upholds aggravated life sentences in Zirve murder case

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the consecutive aggravated life sentences of five defendants who were involved in the murder of three...

Turkish court acquits commander of coup charges

The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Wednesday ruled for the acquittal of former 3rd Army Commander Gen. Erdal Öztürk, who was among 24...

Demirtaş: Lack of computer facilities in prison makes defending himself impossible

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has said it is technically impossible for him to provide a proper defense since digital documents containing the charges...

Turkey’s forensics council claims elderly inmate is feigning illness to avoid prison

A medical report prepared by Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) for Sisê Bingöl, an elderly and ailing woman who is serving time on...

Turkey orders detention of 121 people including military members over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered detention warrants for 121 people, including military members, as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the Gülen...

Election board president denies reports of fraud in electoral lists

Sadi Güven, the president of Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK), on Tuesday ruled out reports of fake and repetitive voters in the electoral lists...

Turkish mafia head: The fact that I did not kill columnist proves I am not a gang leader

Convicted Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker defended himself in court on Tuesday in a criminal case brought by a columnist he threatened and said...

Famous Turkish pianist says he sensed quest for compromise in Erdoğan’s voice

World-famous Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say, who has been criticized on social media for getting closer to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, responded on...

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