Journalists among 66 detained after attending Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbakır
Turkish police detained at least 66 people, including several journalists, on terrorism-related charges in Friday morning raids, for attendance at Nevruz celebrations in southeastern...
Turkish court upholds pregnant woman’s sentence and denies request for release
An appeals court has upheld the prison sentence handed down to a pregnant woman on conviction of links to the Gülen movement and has...
Turkey ranked 149th in RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index 2022
Turkey was ranked 149th among 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2022 World Press Freedom Index, with the prominent press organization warning about...
Opposition party politician re-arrested hours after release
After a Turkish court on Thursday ordered the release pending trial of Metin Gürcan, a prominent defense analyst and opposition party co-founder, the politician...
Turkish authorities arrest 13 women on alleged Gülen links
A total of 13 women, including students and teachers, were arrested on Tuesday in southern Antalya province for alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Former AKP heavyweights distance themselves from Gezi Park trial
Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) politicians and current opposition party leaders Ahmet Davutoğlu and Ali Babacan have taken steps to distance themselves from...
Independent journalists in Turkey increasingly worried for their financial security: report
Independent journalists in Turkey, who already work under difficult political conditions, are also increasingly worried about their financial security due to the country’s media...
Female inmates subject to mistreatment and humiliating practices in Bakırköy Prison, say CİSST lawyers
Lawyers from the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) have said female inmates in Bakırköy Prison are subject to mistreatment and humiliating practices,...
Diyanet pens different texts for Friday sermons in Turkey and abroad on 6th anniversary...
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) prepared two different texts to be read for this week’s Friday sermons that will be delivered in Turkey...
Complaints of rights violations to TİHEK increased by 43 pct in 1st half of...
There was a 43 percent increase in the number of complaints of rights violations submitted to the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey...
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