Turkey
Court orders mental assessment of man claiming cover-up in daughter’s death
April 11, 2019
Court orders mental assessment of man claiming cover-up in daughter’s death
A court in Giresun on Wednesday ordered the hospitalization of Şaban Vatan, the father of Rabia Naz, who died under…
Wives of jailed police chiefs who exposed corruption given lengthy prison sentences
April 11, 2019
Wives of jailed police chiefs who exposed corruption given lengthy prison sentences
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Tuesday handed down six year, three month prison sentences to 12 individuals including…
Jailed woman forced to go through labor for two days in handcuffs
April 11, 2019
Jailed woman forced to go through labor for two days in handcuffs
A pregnant woman who was jailed due to her links to a radical, leftist organization in Turkey was forced to…
HDP demonstrates against decision banning purge victim mayors from taking office
April 11, 2019
HDP demonstrates against decision banning purge victim mayors from taking office
Members of Turkey’s main Kurdish party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on Thursday held a demonstration in southeastern Turkey in…
HSBC Turkey chief acquitted of Erdoğan insult charges
April 11, 2019
HSBC Turkey chief acquitted of Erdoğan insult charges
A Turkish court has acquitted HSBC bank’s Turkey chief of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan through Twitter, Turkey’s state-run Anatolia…
300 purge victim judges, prosecutors barred from obtaining law licenses: report
April 11, 2019
300 purge victim judges, prosecutors barred from obtaining law licenses: report
Three hundred judges and prosecutors who were dismissed by the Turkish government but also acquitted or cleared of charges of…
Murder of mafia-linked man may reveal relations between state and organized criminals – Journalist
April 9, 2019
Murder of mafia-linked man may reveal relations between state and organized criminals – Journalist
A notorious murder case fugitive was on Sunday shot dead in one of Istanbul’s busiest street. Ilhan Ungan was shot…
44 percent of AKP voters in İstanbul believe election irregularities occurred: poll
April 9, 2019
44 percent of AKP voters in İstanbul believe election irregularities occurred: poll
Only 44 percent of supporters of Turkey’s ruling party think that there were irregularities or fraud in İstanbul’s local elections,…
Election board rejects AKP request for recount of votes in 31 İstanbul districts
April 9, 2019
Election board rejects AKP request for recount of votes in 31 İstanbul districts
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has turned down a request from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for a…
HDP mayor-elect not given mandate in Mardin due to AKP objection
April 9, 2019
HDP mayor-elect not given mandate in Mardin due to AKP objection
Ahmet Türk and Figen Altındağ, who were elected as co-mayors of the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin last Sunday from…