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Turkish courts release 63 more youngsters jailed for attending protests over mayor’s arrest

Two Turkish courts in İstanbul and central Kayseri province have ruled for the release of 63 more young demonstrators who had been put in...

Jailed İstanbul mayor tells court he’s on trial for winning elections

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, appeared before a judge on Friday in a trial concerning his criticism of a prosecutor for acting with political...

İstanbul courts order release of 107 jailed for joining protests over mayor’s arrest

Two İstanbul courts on Thursday ruled for the release of at least 107 people, mostly university students, who had been put in pretrial detention...

Turkey, Somalia sign deal for onshore oil and gas exploration

Turkey and Somalia have signed an agreement to initiate onshore oil and gas exploration, marking a significant milestone in their energy partnership, the Turkish...

Astrologer freed after 2 months in jail over prediction of poor health for Erdoğan ally

A Turkish astrologer who was jailed for social media posts predicting serious health issues for Devlet Bahçeli, a key ally of Turkish President Recep...

Prominent Turkish academic ends political commentary, fearing imprisonment

Prominent Turkish academic and journalist Nuray Mert has announced that she will no longer write about Turkish politics or speak publicly on political matters,...

Staff left fire alarm unactivated in Turkey hotel blaze so VIPs could escape first: report

Hotel staff did not activate the fire alarm during a deadly January blaze at a Turkish ski resort in order to evacuate "privileged" guests...

PACE urges Turkey to implement ECtHR rulings

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on Wednesday urging Turkey to fulfill its obligations under the European Convention...

Two journalists briefly detained in home raids in İstanbul

Two Turkish journalists were briefly detained on Thursday as part of an investigation into the sale of a television station, the İstanbul prosecutor's office...

İstanbul city official jailed along with mayor moved to house arrest amid health concerns

Mahir Polat, a senior official at the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, has been released from pretrial detention and put under house arrest, his lawyer said...

Turkey sees sixfold rise in foreign residents over two decades

Turkey's foreign resident population has grown nearly sixfold over the past 20 years, reaching 1,084,501 people with residence permits as of April 2025, according...

Turkey’s prison population exceeds capacity by nearly 100,000 amid recent surge in arrests

The number of people held in Turkish prisons rose by over 14,000 in three months, pushing the total inmate population nearly 100,000 over official...

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