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Brother of Fethullah Gülen sentenced 10 years, 6 months in prison by Turkish court

A younger brother of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based Islamic cleric who is accused of orchestrating a 2016 coup in Turkey, was sentenced on Monday...

3 peace declaration academics given suspended sentences

An İstanbul high criminal court on Tuesday handed down suspended sentences of one year, three months to three Turkish academics on terrorism charges resulting...

Cumhuriyet removes farewell article by former editor-in-chief, signaling editorial change

Turkey’s Cumhuriyet daily, critical of the government and shaken by changes in its executive board, has removed a farewell article by former editor-in-chief Murat...

Jailed journalist Erdal says her biggest need is for justice and freedom

Hanım Büşra Erdal, one of dozens of journalists who were arrested because they used to work for Turkish media outlets affiliated with the Gülen...

German journalist released by Turkey unable to rejoice as hundreds remain imprisoned

German journalist Meşale Tolu has returned to Germany with her three-and-a-half-year-old son after a travel ban imposed on her was lifted on Aug. 20...

Pregnant women, children subjected to severe rights violations in Turkey’s prisons

Pregnant women and women with small children who have been jailed as part of an ongoing government witch-hunt against followers of the Gülen movement...

Court rules to keep journalist Gündem in jail 

An İstanbul high criminal court has ruled to continue the imprisonment of journalist Mehmet Gündem, who has been behind bars since November 2017, facing...

HDP deputy proposes bill to save children jailed with mothers from prison

Meral Danış Bektaş, a deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has proposed a bill that seeks to delay the execution of sentences...

21-year-old says sentenced to 21 years without ever appearing in court

Alişan Taburoğlu, a 21-year-old student from Akdeniz University, has written a letter to former Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Barış Yarkadaş saying he has...

Jailed Zaman columnist Alkan seen with wife in first photo from prison

A photo of Ahmet Turan Alkan, a columnist from the now-closed Zaman daily, with his wife during an open visit at Silivri Prison, where...

Jailed purge victim dies of cerebral hemorrhage

Şafak Demir, one of the thousands of teachers removed from their posts by government decrees due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement...

Jailed presidential candidate Demirtaş appeals to public via phone call to his wife

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been in pretrial detention since November 2016, addressed the Turkish people in a...

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