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27 detained in probe into attack that killed police inspector, officer

Turkish authorities have detained 27 people as part of an investigation into Monday’s attack on the Salih İşgören Police Station in the Balçova district...

ECtHR notifies Turkey of 1,000 more applications over Gülen-linked convictions

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Turkey of an additional 1,000 applications in its docket related to convictions for Gülen movement...

Int’l organizations warn case against İstanbul lawyers’ bar is ‘direct assault’ on legal profession

Twelve international legal and human rights organizations have submitted a joint legal opinion known as an amicus brief to an İstanbul court, warning that...

Turkey said to consider multibillion-dollar sale of İstanbul bridges and highways

Turkey has revived plans to sell the operating rights of two landmark İstanbul bridges and several highways in what could be the country’s largest...

Turkey releases youth activist pending trial after European criticism

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of Enes Hocaoğulları, a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and Turkey’s youth delegate to the Council of Europe,...

17 press organizations and rights groups urge Turkey to release journalist Furkan Karabay

Seventeen international press organizations and rights groups have called for Turkey to immediately release journalist Furkan Karabay, who faces a prison sentence of six to...

Media watchdog threatens sanctions on broadcasters after police block CHP protest in İstanbul

Turkey’s media regulator issued a stern warning to pro-opposition broadcasters, threatening severe penalties, including license revocations, after police clashed with demonstrators outside main opposition...

Elderly Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen links dies in Turkish prison after repeated pleas for release

İbrahim Güngör, a 73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died in a Turkish prison on the night of...

Social media restrictions persist in Turkey after police blockade of CHP İstanbul office

Access to social media and messaging platforms in Turkey remained severely restricted on Monday, more than 12 hours after police blockaded the İstanbul headquarters...

Teen suspect detained after police inspector, officer shot dead in Turkey’s western İzmir province

A 16‑year‑old opened fire on the Salih İşgören Police Station in the Balçova district of western İzmir province on Monday, killing a high-ranking police...

Turkish prosecutors launch probe into girl band for ‘indecency’

Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a girl band named Manifest on accusations of “obscene acts” and “public indecency,” the private DHA news...

Police fire tear gas at protesters outside main opposition’s İstanbul office amid leadership battle

Turkish police fired tear gas and detained several people on Monday as they moved to disperse opposition supporters gathered outside the İstanbul headquarters of...

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