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Grey Wolves leader assassination: Arrests rise to 18 as court remands lawyer

Grey Wolves leader assassination: Arrests rise to 18 as court remands lawyer

The investigation into Sinan Ateş's killing continues.

27 January 2023

Three more detentions in ex-Grey Wolves leader assassination case

Three more detentions in ex-Grey Wolves leader assassination case

A former Grey Wolves executive is among the detained in relation to the murder.

25 January 2023

Killing of ex-Grey Wolves leader: Key suspect denies intentional murder

Killing of ex-Grey Wolves leader: Key suspect denies intentional murder

Thirteen people, including those who planned and carried out the attack, have been remanded in custody in the investigation into the armed attack.

Killing of former Grey Wolves leader: Suspected assailants arrested

Killing of former Grey Wolves leader: Suspected assailants arrested

Three people have been remanded in custody, including two people on a motorcycle who shot Sinan Ateş.

Killed Kurdish journalist Nagihan Akarsel's funeral held under heavy police presence

Killed Kurdish journalist Nagihan Akarsel's funeral held under heavy police presence

Akarsel was shot dead in Iraqi Kurdistan. Her body was brought to Türkiye by land as the authorities reportedly did not allow air transport. Police blocked the entry of many people to her village to attend the funeral.

13 October 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Kurdistan police detain murder suspect of journalist Nagihan Akarsel

Kurdistan police detain murder suspect of journalist Nagihan Akarsel

Akarsel was assassinated in front of her home yesterday.

Kurdish journalist Nagihan Akarsel killed in armed attack in Iraqi Kurdistan

Kurdish journalist Nagihan Akarsel killed in armed attack in Iraqi Kurdistan

Akarsel has been living in Sulaymaniyah for years as part of her studies on "jineology."

Musa Anter murder case dropped due to statute of limitations

Musa Anter murder case dropped due to statute of limitations

The case was previously adjourned to one day after the expiration of the statute of limitations.

22 September 2022

Assassination of Prof. Hablemitoğlu: Retired colonel Levent Göktaş detained in Bulgaria

Assassination of Prof. Hablemitoğlu: Retired colonel Levent Göktaş detained in Bulgaria

Göktaş is a suspect of the 2002 assassination of the professor. In late July, he said he would reveal the truth about the incident.

2 September 2022

'Assassination plot' against MP Paylan: 'Minorities always used as baits in Türkiye'

'Assassination plot' against MP Paylan: 'Minorities always used as baits in Türkiye'

"We are heading to the elections, and there is a fight to gain power in Ankara. Minorities have always been used as 'baits' in the games of power within the state," Paylan said about an alleged assassination plot against him.

19 August 2022 Ruken Tuncel

President Erdoğan 'greatly saddened' by assassination of Shinzo Abe

President Erdoğan 'greatly saddened' by assassination of Shinzo Abe

Abe, 67, was delivering a speech at a political event when he was shot from behind by a person who has now been arrested.

Israel warns against travel to Turkey due to 'Iran's possible revenge'

Israel warns against travel to Turkey due to 'Iran's possible revenge'

Israel's National Security Council has warned its citizens about traveling to Turkey citing Iran's blaming Israel for the assassination of a colonel.

İstanbul mayor says government trying to 'bankrupt' city's public transport company

ASSASSINATION CLAIMS

İstanbul mayor says government trying to 'bankrupt' city's public transport company

Mayor İmamoğlu has slammed the government for blocking the municipality's proposal for an increase in public transport fares. He has played down the claims of an "assassination plot" against him.

'The mafia has moved from Turkey to Northern Cyprus'

HALİL FALYALI ASSASSINATION

'The mafia has moved from Turkey to Northern Cyprus'

A Cypriot journalist who spoke with the president of Northern Cyprus has said that he is more concerned about criticisms against him in Turkey than in Cyprus.

14 February 2022

Halil Falyalı murder | The number of detained suspects rises to 6

Halil Falyalı murder | The number of detained suspects rises to 6

As part of the investigation launched into the assassination of casino and hotel owner Halil Falyalı in Northern Cyprus, police officers have detained one more person in İstanbul. The number of detained may reportedly increase.

14 February 2022

Turkey's media watchdog probes Halk TV over Arslan's remarks over Falyalı's killing

Turkey's media watchdog probes Halk TV over Arslan's remarks over Falyalı's killing

Ayşenur Arslan, a program presenter at Halk TV, has been targeted on social media over her remarks about the killing of ‘betting and casino tycoon’ Halil Falyalı in Cyprus. RTÜK has launched an inquiry against the broadcaster.

10 February 2022

Trial over Kurdish politician Mehmet Sincar’s assassination adjourned until 2022

Trial over Kurdish politician Mehmet Sincar’s assassination adjourned until 2022

The trial over the killing of DEP MP Mehmet Sincar has been adjourned until February 2022 despite the warnings of lawyers about the expiry of statutory limitations. The request for arresting the only defendant of the case has been rejected.

7 September 2021

International groups urge Turkey to investigate Peker's claims on killings of two journalists

International groups urge Turkey to investigate Peker's claims on killings of two journalists

Convicted mob boss Sedat Peker claims to reveal state officials' involvement in the unsolved assassinations of investigative journalists Uğur Mumcu and Kutlu Adalı in the 1990s.

Threat letter that journalist Kutlu Adalı received before his killing has surfaced

Threat letter that journalist Kutlu Adalı received before his killing has surfaced

Adalı's assassination in 1996 is under scrutiny again following mob boss Sedat Peker's allegations in his YouTube videos on state-mafia relations.

Investigation into journalist Kutlu Adalı's killing after confessions of mob boss

Investigation into journalist Kutlu Adalı's killing after confessions of mob boss

In his YouTube videos targeting current and former government officials, Peker explained how he and his brother had been involved in a failed attempt to assassinate the journalist from Cyprus.

Former intelligence officer Korkut Eken denies involvement in murder of journalist Kutlu Adalı

SEDAT PEKER VIDEOS

Former intelligence officer Korkut Eken denies involvement in murder of journalist Kutlu Adalı

Crime boss Sedat Peker and his brother claim they had cooperated with Eken in a failed attempt to assassinate Adalı in Cyprus.

Retired general partly confirms Peker brothers' claims about killing of journalist Kutlu Adalı

Retired general partly confirms Peker brothers' claims about killing of journalist Kutlu Adalı

Crime boss Sedat Peker's brother filed a petition with prosecutors yesterday, confessing that he had traveled to Cypriot with a former senior intelligence officer to assassinate a journalist.

Assassination of Russia’s Ambassador: 5 defendants given life sentence

Assassination of Russia’s Ambassador: 5 defendants given life sentence

At the final hearing of the lawsuit filed into the killing of Andrei Karlov in 2016, the files of nine fugitive defendants, including those of Gülen and Uslu, were separated.

'Journalists are threatened today because justice not served for Hrant Dink for 14 years'

JOURNALISM ORGANIZATIONS

'Journalists are threatened today because justice not served for Hrant Dink for 14 years'

Marking the anniversary of Dink's murder, journalism groups also pointed to the recent attacks on journalists.

19 January 2021

Lawyers commemorate Tahir Elçi five years after his killing

Lawyers commemorate Tahir Elçi five years after his killing

"We have lost Tahir as a result of a political assassination. This was neither the first nor the last political homicide," said lawyers.

30 November 2020

Kurdish Journalist Musa Anter commemorated on 28th anniversary of his assassination

Kurdish Journalist Musa Anter commemorated on 28th anniversary of his assassination

Anter lost his life in an armed attack in Diyarbakır in 1992.

21 September 2020

Kurdish politician Mehmet Sincar commemorated on 27th anniversary of his assassination

Kurdish politician Mehmet Sincar commemorated on 27th anniversary of his assassination

The lawmaker was killed during a visit to the Kurdish-majority southeastern region to examine political assassinations.

4 September 2020

Assassination of Musa Anter: Witness testifies for the first time in 28 years

Assassination of Musa Anter: Witness testifies for the first time in 28 years

"I know that there was an organization mentioned as JİTEM at the inner fortress. No one brought there would remain alive," the witness has stated.

Suspect of Necip Hablemitoğlu Assassination Captured in Ukraine

Suspect of Necip Hablemitoğlu Assassination Captured in Ukraine

One of the murder suspects of Assoc. Prof. Necip Hablemitoğlu has been reportedly captured in Ukraine. Academic Hablemitoğlu was assassinated in front of his house on December 18, 2002.

16 December 2019

Investigation Launched into Garo Paylan’s Allegations

Investigation Launched into Garo Paylan’s Allegations

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched investigation into HDP’s Paylan’s allegations that there are assassination plans against dissidents from Turkey who migrated to Europe.

22 December 2017

Indictment for Attempted Assassination by Demirtaş

Indictment for Attempted Assassination by Demirtaş

HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş has appealed to court as to whether there is an attempted murder against himself with respect to suspicious mark on his car.

23 November 2015