A Turkish woman has been sentenced to five months in prison for 'insulting men' in a tweet where the court heard she wrote 'I don't like men'. Pinar Yildirim, 34, who is a book author and influencer campaigning for women's rights, said jailing a woman for writing 'I don't like…
A Turkish dad has been arrested for beating his toddler daughter to death when she refused to eat her meal and then threw it on the floor when he shouted at her. Little Elif Hazal, who was just one and a half years old, died in hospital after her dad…
Turkish censors have been criticised for using a Photoshopped blanket to cover up the naked body of an actress, used in a new adaptation of ‘Hamlet’, despite the fact that her body parts were already covered by her hands and a large snake. The poster for the Turkish TV series'…
The former Turkish Army sergeant accused of murdering his wife and two teen kids has reportedly confessed that he killed them because he was “depressed” at facing a lengthy military jail term. Turgay Mert, 47, an ex-sergeant in the Turkish Army, is currently in prison for strangling his wife Aynur…
A Turkish rapper has been arrested after a police officer accused him of promoting drugs in his music. The musician, known as Murda but whose real name is Onder Dogan, was reportedly arrested at Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office determined…