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Turkish court accepts indictment seeking 15 years for human rights defenders

The İstanbul 35th High Criminal Court has accepted an indictment drafted by the İstanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office seeking up to 15 years each for...

Prosecutor seeks 15 years for journalist Güven over one tweet

An İstanbul prosecutor has demanded a 15-year sentence for Cumhuriyet daily website editor Oğuz Güven, who was jailed between May 15 and June 14...

58 more sought for detention over Kimse Yok Mu links

Detention warrants were issued for 58 people by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday on accusations that they were linked to the...

İHD calls on gov’t not to prolong but to end state of emergency

The Human Rights Association (İHD) on Monday called on the Turkish government to end a state of emergency instead of prolonging it for another...

Turkish minister denies she divorced husband over ByLock use

Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has denied allegations that she divorced her husband after learning he had downloaded the...

Turkish minister: State of emergency only targets Gülen movement

As the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) announces that emergency rule will be extended in Turkey for another three months, Turkish Minister of...

Arrested US Consulate employee meets with lawyers

US Consulate General in Istanbul staff member Metin Topuz, whose arrest has sparked a crisis between Turkey and the US, met with his lawyers...

Turkish police academy head: Over 22,000 purged from police force following coup attempt

Yılmaz Çolak, president of Turkey’s police academy, said on Friday that more than 22,000 police officers had been dismissed from the job as part...

Extension of emergency rule in Turkey sought for another 3 months

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group deputy chairperson and Kayseri deputy Mustafa Elitaş said on Friday that emergency rule will be extended...

44 more sought for detention in Ordu over ByLock app use

Detention warrants were issued on Friday for 44 people by the Ordu Public Prosecutor’s Office on accusations that they use a smart phone application...

Pro-gov’t daily claims jailed US pastor knew about coup attempt 6 years ago

The pro-government Yeni Asır daily claimed on Thursday that it had acquired an audio recording in which American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been...

Bookstore bombing suspects released by Turkish court

The Van 1st High Criminal Court during a retrial ruled for the release of noncommissioned officers Özcan İldeniz and Ali Kaya and outlawed Kurdistan...

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