2 journalists under investigation due to critical reporting on Turkish gov’t officials
Turkish prosecutors have launched investigations into two journalists from the Birgün daily due to their critical reporting on a former minister, a lawmaker from...
Erdoğan ally slams top court for ruling to release ex-MP
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, has criticized Turkey’s Constitutional Court for ordering the release from...
CoE election observers urge Turkey to do more to protect freedom of expression
The Council of Europe’s election observation mission to Turkey on Monday released a statement calling on Turkish authorities to do more to ensure freedom...
Erdoğan’s one-man rule: Turkey since failed 2016 coup
A failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan five years ago Thursday unleashed a sweeping crackdown that reshaped the strategic NATO member’s political...
CoE calls on Turkey to amend criminal and anti-terrorism laws, release political prisoners
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), which monitors the enforcement of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR),...
Turkey issued 9 arrest warrants for NBA star Kanter, official records reveal
Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the widespread human rights violations taking place under...
Authorities reinstate former doctor summarily dismissed following nurse’s complaint 6 years ago
A former doctor who was fired from his job in a wide-ranging purge in the aftermath of a July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey...
More than 349,000 websites banned in Turkey in last 5 years
A total of 349,763 websites were banned in Turkey between 2016 and 2020, according to the 2020 annual report of the Freedom of Expression...
Number of arrests over May Day demonstrations rises to 49
With 11 more arrests ordered by an İstanbul court on Monday, the number of people arrested for allegedly resisting law enforcement on May Day...
Turkish MP demands investigation into hate crimes targeting Alevis
Burhanettin Bulut, a deputy from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), submitted a parliamentary question on Thursday about an apparent hate crime in...
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