Istanbul court
Turkish flight crew members win union membership case
An Istanbul court has decided 12 pilots and flight attendants to be paid compensation for being laid off after they became members of a new labor union.
Turkish language school to pay compensation to Harvard over name
An Istanbul court has ordered a language school in Turkey to pay a compensation of 73,000 Turkish Liras (approximately $13,830) to Harvard University over the unauthorized use of its name.
Femicide defendant claims his 74-year-old wife was chatting with men
An 83-year-old Turkish man who confessed to murdering his 74-year-old wife appeared in an Istanbul court on Jan. 21, saying that she had been chatting with other men and threatening to divorce him.
Turkish journalist Pelin Ünker sentenced to prison over 'Paradise Papers' reporting
An Istanbul court has sentenced journalist Pelin Ünker to one year, one month and 15 days in jail over a series of articles named "Paradise Papers" published on Cumhuriyet newspaper about offshore companies that allegedly belonged to former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım's sons on the tax-haven island of Malta.
Former CHP MP Eren Erdem released from prison pending trial
An Istanbul court has ruled for the release of Eren Erdem, a former lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), under judicial control.
10 suspects sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over 'Dec 25 plot'
An Istanbul court has sentenced 10 former police offers to aggravated life imprisonment on accusations they attempted to topple the Turkish government in December 2013.
Istanbul court orders ministry to pay compensation to man shot dead by police
An Istanbul court has ordered the Interior Ministry to pay 524,524 Turkish Liras (approximately $99,200) in compensation in a case on the killing of a 20-year-old man by a police officer in 2016.
Court frees 31 Istanbul Airport construction workers detained over protest
An Istanbul court has ordered the release of 31 Istanbul Airport construction workers who were jailed since September after protesting their working conditions.
Access ban on online article about sexual abuse allegations 'violation of press freedom': Turkey's Constitutional Court
Turkey's Constitutional Court has found a local court ruling banning access to an online article a "violation of freedom of press and expression," sending the case to an Istanbul court for retrial.
Istanbul court arrests child abuser US deportee over FETO charges
An Istanbul court on Nov. 20 ordered the arrest of a former executive of a FETÖ-linked foundation in the U.S.