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Ankara Lawyers Claim Ex-civil Servants Tortured in Jail
At least five Turkish foreign ministry personnel were tortured after their arrest over a failed coup, a lawyers’ association claimed on Tuesday, supporting similar allegations by an opposition MP. The...
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Turkey Frees NASA Scientist But Tensions Remain
Turkey on Wednesday released NASA scientist Serkan Golge, a U.S.-Turkish dual citizen whose nearly three-year detention had soured relations, but the NATO allies remained divided over issues including...
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Over 500 Purged Turkish Judges and Prosecutors Go to Top European Court
Over 500 Turkish judges and prosecutors have applied to have cases heard at Europe’s top rights court after they were caught up in the crackdown after the failed 2016 coup bid, the court said Monday....
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Top European Court Censures Moldova for ‘Extra-legal Transfer’ of Five Turks
Europe’s top rights court on Tuesday condemned Moldova over the “extra-legal transfer” of five Turkish nationals over their alleged ties to an Islamic preacher blamed for an attempted coup in 2016....
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Turkey Sentences 151 to Life Imprisonment in ‘Coup Ringleaders’ Trial
A Turkish court on Thursday gave life sentences to 151 people including senior military officers in one of the biggest trials over the 2016 failed bid to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The...
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Turkish Court Denies Appeal to Release US Consular Staffer in Espionage Trial
A Turkish court rejected an appeal on Friday to free a U.S. consular staffer on bail during an espionage trial that has deepened tensions between Washington and Ankara. Prosecutors argued that Metin...
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Partner of Ex-Trump Aide Flynn Guilty of Illegal Lobbying for Turkey
A businessman who was a partner of President Donald Trump‘s convicted former national security advisor Michael Flynn was found guilty Tuesday of illegal lobbying for Turkey. Bijan Kian was charged with...
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Turkish Journalist Ahmet Altan Released Under Supervision
A Turkish court on Monday ordered journalist Ahmet Altan to be released under supervision after he had a life sentence quashed over alleged links to the 2016 failed coup, state news agency Anadolu...
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Turkey Sentences Three Men over US Embassy Shooting
A Turkish court sentenced three men to prison on Thursday for a shooting at the U.S. embassy in Ankara last year. They got sentences ranging from just over three years to more than 10 years for...
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Turkish Court Sentences Top Businessman’s Family
The brother and mother of a prominent Turkish businessman received long prison sentences on Thursday for membership of the group blamed for a failed coup in 2016, state media reported. Businessman Akin...
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