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Jailed woman, newborn baby sent back to prison a day after delivery
A jailed woman named Hatice Sahnaz was sent bact to prison a day after she delivery her baby girl at…
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Amnesty International campaigns for detainees in southeast Turkey over torture claims
Amnesty International’s Turkey branch has launched a campaign calling for “independent medical examination” for detainees in the country’s southeastern Halfeti…
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Court hears how police tortured detainees
Ten people detained in Turkey’s southeastern Sanliurfa following a counter-terrorism operation in the province testified in court on Thursday that…
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Construction worker gets jail term for posting cartoons that criticize Erdogan
Deniz Avci, a construction worker in Turkey’s western province of Balıkesir, was sentenced to two years and two months in…
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Son of late purge victim launches campaign for release of sister from detention
The son of Associate Professor Ahmet Turan Özcerit, who was removed from his job, jailed and died of cancer in…
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Justice minister says lifting visitation ban for PKK leader unrelated to İstanbul election re-run
Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül on Friday said lifting the visitation ban on the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’…
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Sport
Ex-Turkish national footballer charged with Gülen links released pending trial
The İstanbul 32nd High Criminal Court on Friday released pending trial former Turkish football star Zafer Biryol, who was accused…
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Turkey
CHP says non-public officials will be on duty again for June 23 İstanbul election
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed an objection with the Supreme Election Board (YSK), claiming that non-civil…
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Former prosecutor given lengthy prison sentence due to alleged Gülen links
Former public prosecutor Osman Şanal has been handed down a prison sentence of 11 years, three months on terrorism charges…
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Turkey
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…
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