Official documents reveal illegal profiling of alleged Gülen movement followers

Official documents shared on Twitter by a former prosecutor showed how Ministry of Health bureaucrats profiled alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement in...

Working for Gülen-linked media, doubting gov’t coup story not grounds for terror charges: ECtHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in the case of prominent journalist Nazlı Ilıcak that working for media outlets close to...

Turkish authorities impose fine and confiscate home of Yüksel Street protestor

Turkish authorities have imposed a TL 80,000 ($ 5.583) administrative fine and confiscated a house belonging to Acun Karadağ, a former public servant summarily...

4 Syrian children die in İstanbul house fire

Four Syrian children, the youngest of whom was 1 year old, were killed Monday night in İstanbul in a fire that broke out in...

Turkish court imposes house arrest, travel ban on 3 YouTube journalists

Three YouTube journalists known for their candid street interviews who were detained on Sunday after police raided their homes were ordered to remain under...

Man gets suspended sentence for sharing Erdoğan cartoons on social media

A man in the central Turkish province of Konya has been given a suspended sentence of 14 months on charges of insulting President Recep...

HDP deputies accuse gov’t of turning a blind eye to torture in prison

Female deputies from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) at a Saturday press conference in parliament criticized the Turkish government turning a blind eye to...
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Social media is a ‘threat to democracy,’ Erdoğan says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described social media on Saturday as one of the main threats to democracy, The Associated Press reported. Erdoğan’s government plans...

Turkish authorities detain 3 YouTube journalists

Three YouTube journalists known for their candid street interviews were detained yesterday after police raided their homes, Turkish media reported. Hasan Köksoy, Arif Kocabıyık and...

Authorities arrest man for throwing picture of Turkish president on the ground

A man identified only by the initials A.Ç. was arrested yesterday in northern Turkey's Zonguldak province for throwing a picture of Turkish President Recep...

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