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UPDATE: Jailed mayor’s lawyer released from detention under judicial supervision

Mehmet Pehlivan, a lawyer representing jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu who was detained late on Thursday, has been released under judicial supervision, according to...

Lawyer complains Turkish student detained in US ‘abducted’

A lawyer representing a Turkish university student detained in the United States and facing deportation said Thursday that his client had been unlawfully abducted. Earlier...

Turkey’s rule of law index plummets to historic lows following 2016 coup attempt

Turkey's rule of law metrics have fallen to their lowest levels since 1980 in the years following a July 15, 2016 attempted coup, according...

Hotel fire once again claims lives, reigniting safety concerns in Turkey’s tourism industry

A hotel fire in Turkey’s popular ski resort of Uludağ claimed two lives Thursday morning, marking the second fatal incident this season and reigniting...

Watchdog imposes 10-day broadcast ban on network over coverage of protests in Turkey

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed a 10-day broadcast ban on Sözcü TV and imposed sanctions on three other opposition-aligned stations over their coverage of...

Wife of slain ex-Grey Wolves leader boycotts hearing, claiming loss of faith in justice system

The wife of Sinan Ateş, a former far-right nationalist leader assassinated in 2022, has chosen not to attend a hearing on Wednesday, where eight...

Turkish opposition leaders condemn US detention of university student

Leaders of major opposition parties in Turkey have spoken out against the detention of a Turkish university student by US immigration authorities and called...

Turkish academic indicted on terrorism charges over 11-year-old photo

Prominent Turkish political scientist and journalist Nuray Mert has been indicted on charges of membership in a terrorist organization over a photo taken with...

Opposition slams Erdoğan for portraying Georgia clashes as Turkish protest violence

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing strong backlash from opposition lawmakers after broadcasting clips of violent protests in Georgia while claiming the scenes...

Turkey deports BBC reporter for ‘posing threat to public order’

BBC correspondent Mark Lowen has been deported from Turkey after being detained in İstanbul on Wednesday on accusations that he posed a "threat to...

More than 1,800 detained, 260 arrested in Turkey protests: minister

Turkey’s interior minister has announced that more than 1,800 people have been detained and 260 have been put in pretrial detention for participating in...

Far-right leader to start hunger strike in protest of his imprisonment

Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party, plans to begin a hunger strike after Eid al-Fitr, the three-day Muslim festival marking the end...

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