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[UPDATE] Released man who attacked nurse is detained again

After a high criminal court in İstanbul issued an arrest warrant on Friday for a man who was released by another court earlier this...

195 personnel expelled from land, naval forces over alleged Gülen ties

Turkey's Defense Ministry announced on Friday that a total of 195 personnel, 158 of whom are officers, have been dismissed from the Land Forces...

Ankara Mayor Gökçek says he helped Gülen movement because of his 2 sons

Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek has acknowledged having had good relations with the Gülen movement and supporting it in the past, but he said his...

15 audit commissioners arrested in Ankara over Gülen links

Fifteen audit commissioners from the Court of Accounts were arrested in Ankara on Thursday over links to the Gülen movement, as part of an...

US Embassy issues warning for Republic Day in Turkey

On the eve of Turkey’s biggest national holiday, Oct. 29, Republic Day, the US Embassy in Ankara issued a security warning for its citizens...

Turkish textile sector representative says BBC report on Syrian child workers a ‘conspiracy’

The head of the İstanbul Ready-Made Garment Exporters’ Association (İHKİB), Hikmet Tanrıverdi,has slammed a recent BBC “Panorama” report on Syrian refugee children working in...

US urges respect for due process in Diyarbakır co-mayor detentions

US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has called on Turkish authorities to respect due process in the detention on Tuesday of two co-mayors of...

HRW: Judge ignores large bruises on detainee’s body, rules for arrest

A high-ranking officer suspected of involvement in a failed coup in Turkey told a judge that he was severely beaten while in custody at...

HRW: Police dismiss torture allegations, claim detainee injured on coup night

An officer detained on accusations of involvement in an attempted coup in Turkey was ill-treated during interrogation, but police officers denied allegations of torture,...

HRW: Detainees don’t complain about torture for fear of further persecution

A forensic specialist told Human Rights Watch that Turkey’s post-coup detainees prefer not to talk about bruises on their bodies resulting from torture as...

HRW: Police threaten detained teacher with raping wife to extract confession

An Ankara lawyer told Human Rights Watch that his client, a detained teacher, agreed to confess to accusations leveled against him after police threatened...

HRW: Woman deprived of food, water during detention in Turkish prison

Detained shortly after a failed coup in Turkey, a woman told Human Rights Watch that she was deprived of adequate food and water and...

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