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Turkish justice minister: Brunson was not acquitted, he was convicted

Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül on Thursday said American pastor Andrew Brunson was not acquitted by a Turkish court but rather was convicted and that...

Turkish teacher investigated for recommending novel by Nobel Prize winner

A literature teacher in İstanbul revealed to the BirGün newspaper that they had come under investigation for recommending “The Museum of Innocence” by Orhan...

HRW urges Turkey to halt prosecutions for ‘insulting the president’

“‘Insulting the president’ should not be a crime, and students holding up a satirical banner obviously should never have faced prosecution,” said Benjamin Ward,...

EP’s Piri visits jailed Kurdish politician’s Diyarbakır home

European Parliament (EP) Turkey rapporteur Kati Piri on Wednesday visited the family of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş in Diyarbakır, the Artı Gerçek news...

Jailed businessman Kavala says would be uncomfortable if released in deal with Europe

Jailed Turkish businessman and political activist Osman Kavala has said he would be uncomfortable if he were released by a court in Turkey as...

8 journalists detained in Turkey over alleged Gülen links

Eight media workers were detained on Wednesday during operations in seven provinces following the issuance of detention warrants by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's...

Court lifts travel ban on Turkish-German journalist’s husband

A Turkish court on Tuesday lifted a travel ban on Suat Çorlu, the husband of Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported. The...

Turkish court requests Interpol Red Notice for journalists Dündar and Tanır

A Turkish court on Tuesday decided to seek an Interpol Red Notice for journalists Can Dündar and İlhan Tanır on charges of “terrorism,” the...

37 more people sought by prosecutor over alleged Gülen links

The İstanbul Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 37 people over alleged links to the financial network of the...

Detention warrants issued for 50 gendarmerie officers over alleged Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 35 active duty and 15 former gendarmerie officers as part of an...

Kurdish deputy claims Turkish Parliament impeding oversight through censorship

The Turkish Parliament Speaker’s Office has returned several parliamentary questions from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) dealing with human rights, prison conditions, censorship and...

466 people detained in past week over Gülen links

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 466 people were detained over the past week (Oct. 8-Oct. 15) due to alleged links to...

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