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Turkish woman returned to prison with newborn 4 days after birth

Hatice Şahnaz, in pretrial detention on charges of alleged links to the Gülen movement, was put back behind bars in southern Turkey a few days after...

Fifth Turkish journalist attacked in May

Turkish journalist Sabahattin Önkibar was beaten in the vicinity of his house in Ankara on Friday evening, marking the fifth such attack in May, HaberTurk reported...

Latest polls show opposition’s İmamoğlu leading in İstanbul election re-run

The latest polls for the re-run of the İstanbul mayoral election indicate that opposition alliance candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu is leading the race. According to a pro-government MAK...

Ex-diplomats detained over Gülen links subjected to severe torture, says deputy

Some 20 former employees of the Turkish Foreign Ministry who were among 100 detained last week as part of an investigation into alleged cheating during exams...

Jailed Kurdish politician denies bargaining with AKP for his release

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chairperson of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has denied claims that the HDP is bargaining with the ruling Justice...

Kurdish deputies, inmates end hunger strike upon call by PKK leader

Several Kurdish lawmakers and thousands of prison inmates in Turkey have ended their hunger strike, heeding a call from jailed leader of the outlawed...

Fourth Turkish journalist attacked in a fortnight

A Turkish journalist was attacked, the fourth in the last two weeks, in Adana province, according to the Bianet news website, after he said he had...

MEDEL translates, publishes letters of purged Turkish judges, prosecutors

The European Judges for Democracy and Freedoms (MEDEL) translated into 12 languages and published letters from Turkish judges and prosecutors who were jailed or dismissed after...

Mother of military cadet who got life for 2016 coup calls on Turkish first lady to speak out

The mother of a former military cadet who was given a life sentence for her alleged role in Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt has written an open...

Erdoğan: We will not leave the job to ‘thieves’ in June 23 İstanbul vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will do its best not to allow “thieves” to sabotage the results...

Jailed Turkish attorney to receive 2019 Lawyers for Lawyers Award

Selçuk Kozağaçlı, a jailed Turkish human rights attorney, will receive the Lawyers for Lawyers Award for 2019, the international lawyers organization announced on Friday. The award “aims...

Construction worker gets 2 years in prison for insulting President Erdoğan

A construction worker from Turkey’s Balıkesir province was handed down a two-year, two month sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by posting two caricatures about...

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