Silivri Prison

Two prominent journalists, who were detained Nov. 26 on charges of espionage and assisting a terrorist organization through a news report on an alleged arms supply to fighting groups in Syria, urged the EU not to compromise on to reach an agreement with Turkey to help stem flows of migrants to Europe.

A drug lord who has served prison sentences in four different countries escaped from a maximum security prison in western Turkey using a cunning plot which involved a fake release order, Hürriyet sources have reported.

Turkish police have discovered the wiretapped recordings of 101 high-profile persons, including the president and the prime minister, on two hard disks located in the Istanbul anti-terror department, as 29 police officers have been detained as part of a similar operation on Feb. 8.

Retired General Hurşit Tolon, one of the most prominent high-ranking army officers facing accusations in several coup cases, has been freed from jail following a June 10 court ruling over the murder of Christian missionaries in April 18, 2007, which became known as the Zirve Publishing House trial.