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Prosecutor’s appeal against Demirtaş’s release denied, lawyers consider applying for parole

An Ankara high criminal court has rejected a prosecutor’s appeal against last Monday’s ruling to release jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, whose lawyers are now considering applying...

87-year-old man jailed on terrorism charges dies after heart attack in prison

Mehmet Selim Buğrahan, an 87-year-old Kurdish man, has died in a hospital following a heart attack suffered in Kahramanmaraş Prison, where he was put 45 days...

Turkey’s top court fines government for police violence against journalist in Gezi protests

The Turkish Constitutional Court has ordered the government to pay TL 27,500 ($4,750) in damages to journalist Erdal İmrek, who was subjected to police violence while covering...

In post-coup crackdown Turkey orders 152 detentions over Gülen links in one day

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 152 people in a massive post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement. Turkey accuses the movement of...

Babacan says new party will be established by end of 2019

Former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said a new political party that he intends to establish will become reality by the end of 2019, the...

İstanbul police want list of women who had abortions for use in investigations

The İstanbul Police Department has asked the provincial healthcare authority to provide it with a list of women who had abortions or sought treatment for a...

Opinion poll shows Turkey’s CHP as leading party for first time in years

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has emerged as the leading party in a recent opinion poll for the first time in years, leaving the...

Court acquits 3 academics who signed 2016 peace declaration

A high criminal court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has acquitted three academics from Dicle University who signed a 2016 peace petition calling for...

Turkey’s Justice Ministry says can’t count how many journalists are behind bars

The Turkish Justice Ministry has failed to answer a parliamentary question from an opposition deputy about the number of journalists currently jailed in the country, saying it...

3 more mothers join sit-ins demanding Kurdish party facilitate return of their children

Three more mothers on Monday joined sit-ins in front of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in Diyarbakır, demanding the return of their children, who...

Former judge given 10 years over Gülen links

Hasan Hüseyin Özese, a former judge dismissed from his position after a failed coup in Turkey in 2016, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on...

Purged human rights defender briefly taken into custody, subjected to excessive force

Veli Saçılık, a purged human rights defender, was allegedly subjected to excessive force on Thursday when he was taken into custody during a protest...

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