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Police officer, neighborhood watchman beat and threaten young man in western Turkey
A police officer and a neighborhood watchman appeared to beat a young man and threaten to kill him on Monday in western Turkey’s Aydın...
Turkey uses facial recognition to spy on millions: report
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has added a facial recognition system to its law enforcement arsenal that helps it investigate millions of...
German citizen jailed on Erdoğan insult charges released pending trial
A German citizen of Turkish origin, Hüseyin M., who was arrested in late August on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
UNESCO adds Turkey’s ancient city of Aphrodisias to World Heritage List
UNESCO decided to include the ancient city of Aphrodisias in southwestern Turkey on its World Heritage List during the 41st session of the World...
Court releases man who injured CHP deputy in gun attack
An Aydın court on Friday ruled to release a man who in October had injured deputy chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party...
6 students dancing to Kurdish music released after brief detention in Aydın
Six students from the Aydın Anadolu İmam-Hatip High School were released on Monday following a brief detention for dancing to Kurdish music in class.According...
Man who shot CHP deputy chairman: I told him to speak politely about Erdoğan
The man who attacked Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Bülent Tezcan in Aydın on Saturday said in his testimony that he warned the...
28 arrested, 33 detained for alleged involvement in attempted coup
Twenty-eight civil servants were arrested and 33 more were detained on suspicion of being involved in the failed coup attempt that was followed by...
2 more detained in gov’t-led operation targeting Gülen movement
The number of people detained in nine provinces as part of an operation launched by a Manisa prosecutor in what is considered to be...
109 detained in latest gov’t-led operations targeting Gülen movement across Turkey
A total of 109 people, including policemen and businessmen, were detained as part of government-initiated operations targeting the Gülen movement -- a grassroots initiative...
2 dead, 14 injured in traffic accident involving school bus in Aydın
Two people died and 14 more were injured when a school bus collided with a car on Aydın-İzmir highway in Aydın’s İncirliova district early...