Fifth Criminal Court of Peace

The "house arrest" of a homeless man, who was previously unable to move outside the boundaries of a confined public area in Istanbul, has been lifted, Doğan News Agency reported on June 22.

Barış Alkan, 31, was not allowed to step outside a specific area near a city bus station in the Söğütlüçeşme neighborhood of Istanbul as it was listed as his address in court records. 

A homeless man has been sentenced to house arrest for using and selling drugs in Istanbul's Kadıköy district, Doğan News Agency reported.

Barış Alkan, 31, is not allowed to step outside the boundaries of a confined public area near a city bus station in the Söğütlüçeşme neighborhood because it is listed as his address in court records. 

An Ankara court on June 5 ordered the arrest of the son-in-law of former Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç after police detained him as a part of the ongoing investigation into the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), accused of being behind the failed July 2016 coup attempt.

Ekrem Yeter was detained at his residence and later referred to the prosecutor's office to testify.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have called on the Turkish government to reveal the political wing of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), while criticizing the release of "influential persons," referring to Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş's son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, who was previously detained.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have called on the Turkish government to reveal the political wing of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), while criticizing the release of "influential persons," referring to Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş's son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, who was previously detained.