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Beating wife with shovel attempted murder: Court
A Turkish court has ruled that a man who beat his wife with a shovel had carried out "attempted murder," in an unprecedented decision regarding domestic violence cases.
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Turkish court acquits Syrian pilot over spy charges
A Turkish court on Feb. 26 acquitted a Syrian military pilot who was accused of espionage when he was captured in 2017 after his jet crashed in Turkey.
Turkish court jails Irish man for swallowing diamond ring in botched theft attempt
A Turkish court has sentenced an Irish man to more than 8 years in prison for a botched theft attempt during which he swallowed an expensive diamond.
US expresses support for reopening of Halki seminary
The United States' Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback has expressed Washington's support for the reopening of the Halki Theological School, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency said on Friday.
Tsipras visits Orthodox Halki seminary
Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday visited an Istanbul seminary shut down in 1971, becoming the first serving Greek prime minister to do so.
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Tsipras to visit Orthodox Halki seminary
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will on Wednesday visit an Istanbul seminary shut down in 1971, reigniting hopes it will be reopened by Turkey and once again train priests for the Greek Orthodox community.
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Opposition DBP member jailed for terrorism
A Turkish court on Feb.1 sentenced opposition Democratic Regions Party (DBP) co-chair Sebahat Tuncel and ousted Diyarbakir Mayor Gültan Kışanak to more than 14 years in prison apiece on terrorism charges, according to judicial sources.
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Turkish court issues first verdict in 'gay garbage men case'
A Turkish court has issued the first verdict in a legal case surrounding three garbage men who were fired by a municipality for allegedly engaging in a homosexual relationship with one of their co-workers.
Turkish court orders release of hunger-striking HDP MP Leyla Güven
A Turkish court has ordered the supervised release of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Leyla Güven, who has fallen critically ill after her 11-week hunger strike.
26-FETÖ linked suspects remanded in custody
A Turkish court in western Izmir province has remanded in custody 26 people for their suspected links to FETÖ, a security official said on Saturday.
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