A Turkish prosecutor has charged NBA star Enes Kanter’s father with “membership in a terror group,” seeking 15 years in jail for him. An indictment prepared by the public prosecutor’s office in Turkey’s Tekirdag province has been accepted by a penal court in the same city, pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper reported Monday. Kanter’s father, an […]
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The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has issued arrest warrants for two Turkish diplomats for allegedly planning to kidnap a Turkish-Swiss businessman, according to the Swissinfo news website. Diplomatic immunity reportedly does not apply to the men, who are also accused of espionage. The office confirmed on Monday that they will arrest the
Şaban Koçal, a Turkish refugee in Germany, has been waiting for official papers to reunite in Greece with his family, including a 5-year-old son, Nail, who has been diagnosed with leukemia. According to journalist Cevheri Güven, writing on Twitter, Nail Koçal had been in İstanbul’s Bakırköy Prison with his mother last year. After their release
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Former police chief İsmail Ülker, 42, has died of colon cancer after he spent 23 months in pre-trial detention, media reported Sunday. Jailed over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement in July, 2016, Ulker was denied release from prison despite his successive requests. Having spent 23 months behind bars pending trial, he was taken
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A total of nine people including 4 children and 4 teachers were detained while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greece. Dogan news agency reported Saturday that the group was rounded up in a restricted military zone near Evros river in Edirne, a small province along Turkey’s Greek border. The ID check by the gendarmerie revealed
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A 5-year-old boy from Istanbul who, along with his mother, fled the Turkish government’s post-coup witch-hunt to Greece has been diagnosed with leukaemia in Athens. “Nail Koçal, a 5-year-old Turkish refugee in Greece, was diagnosed with leukaemia on Thursday. His blood values are so low that he immediately started chemotherapy treatment. They need your prayers
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“Please know that we love you, think of you, and do our best to make sure the world knows you. You are not alone. Don’t let darkness steal away all light from you. I pray and hope that your light overcomes,” said a letter penned by Marina Nemat, a Canadian rights activist, writer and the chair
An recent indictment filed by a Turkish prosecutor seeks 22.5 years of jail time for 6 former football players, accused of ties to the Gulen movement. The Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged former soccer players Bekir İrtegün, Uğur Boral, Zafer Biryol, Ersin Güreler, Ömer Çatkıç and İsmail Şengül of being a member of a
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A 92-year-old man, named Ali Sezer, reportedly passed away after he was hit by an armored police vehicle in the eastern province of Tunceli. Media reported Wednesday that an armored infantry military vehicle hit Sezer while he was crossing a street in the Ataturk neighborhood in downtown Tunceli. The man was taken to the emergency
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Several members of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) were injured when a group of unknown assailants attacked the party’s election office in the central province of Konya, the Diken news website reported on Wednesday. The incident took place in the late hours of Tuesday. CHP Deputy Chairman Aykut Erdoğdu tweeted that a large
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