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Poll shows two-thirds of Turks prefer parliamentary system

Two years after Turkey voted to adopt a presidential system of governance and one year after its full implementation, a poll conducted by research company PİAR indicated...

47 aggravated life sentences, 3,000 years in prison given to journalists since failed coup

Journalists in Turkey have been given 47 aggravated life sentences with no chance of parole and a total of 3,000 years in prison in trials that...

Directors sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison over documentary

A Turkish court has handed down prison sentences of four years, six months to two film directors over a documentary they collaborated on, the Sendika63 news website...

Detention warrants issued for 52 accused of links to prime coup suspect

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 52 people on the grounds that they had links to Adil Öksüz, a prime suspect in the investigation into...

Tourists in Trabzon face deportation for taking photos with ‘Kurdistan’ scarves

Nine tourists from Iraqi Kurdistan who travelled to the Black Sea Turkish province of Trabzon on vacation and had photos taken there while wearing scarves bearing...

Top court upholds prison sentence handed down to singer on Erdoğan insult charge

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence of 11 months, 20 days handed down to famous pop Turkish Zuhal Olcay on charges of...

Jailed university student faces risk of becoming disabled due to deprivation of urgent treatment

Esra Çepik, a 25-year-old university student who has been behind bars for more than a year due to her alleged links to the Gülen movement, could...

Turkey’s top appeals court refuses to uphold verdict of Cumhuriyet journalists

A criminal department of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has refused to uphold prison sentences handed down to several journalists and media staff in the Cumhuriyet newspaper...

Turkey’s helicopter sale to Pakistan stalled due to missing engines

The sale of Turkish-made T129 ATAK helicopter gunships to Pakistan has hit a snag as no engines have been found to power the helicopters since the...

Court rules to keep businessman Kavala in jail during Gezi Park trial

The İstanbul 30th High Criminal Court on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the pretrial detention of Osman Kavala, a prominent Turkish businessman who stands accused...

Journalist sentenced to seven-and-a-half years over Gülen links

The İstanbul 32nd High Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced journalist Harun Çümen to seven-and-a-half years in prison on charges of membership in the Gülen movement, which...

Woman who was returned to prison after giving birth released pending trial

A Turkish court on Wednesday released pending trial Hatice Şahnaz, who on May 27 was put back in pretrial detention due to alleged Gülen movement links...

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