Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office

Lawyers, judges and prosecutors have eventually accepted being searched by x-rays and metal detectors at the entrance of Istanbul's main Ça?layan Courthouse, as part of heightened security measures at courthouses following a hostage crisis during which a prosecutor and his two captors were killed.

Prosecutors seek up to five years of imprisonment for Turkish journalist and anchorwoman Sedef Kaba? for her tweet in which she called on citizens not to forget the name of the judge who dropped the Dec. 17, 2013 corruption probe that involved high-profile names and former Cabinet members.

Turkish journalist and anchorwoman Sedef Kabaş has been released on probation after being detained following her tweet in which she called on citizens not to forget the name of the judge who dropped the Dec. 17, 2013 corruption probe that involved high-profile, former Cabinet members.

The case is being examined by the prosecutor and Kabaş will testify on Jan. 5, reports said.

Millions of Turkish Liras found and seized as part of the Dec. 17, 2013 corruption probe from the houses of former Interior Minister Muammer Güler's son, Barış Güler, and former Halkbank General Manager Süleyman Aslan, will be repaid with interest, after an objection to the dismissal of the probe was cancelled.

A landmark graft probe into senior government figures was officially dropped a day before its first anniversary when the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office rejected an objection to its decision to not pursue proceedings in the case.