US urges Turkey to respect and ensure freedom of expression: VOA
The United States continues to urge Turkey to respect and ensure freedom of expression, a spokesperson from the US State Department told Voice of...
Austrian police find 8 migrants from Turkey in a truck: report
Austrian police have announced that last month they found eight migrants from Turkey in life-threatening conditions hidden inside a narrow wooden pallet box that...
Turkish authorities should not harass or censor international outlets: CPJ
Turkish authorities must allow all news outlets to work freely and should not use licensing regulations to harass or censor international outlets, the Committee...
Turkey ranks 103rd among 167 countries in EIU’s Democracy Index 2021
Turkey has been ranked 103rd among 167 countries in the latest edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index, rising by one place...
Turkish court again rules to keep businessman Kavala behind bars
An İstanbul court on Thursday decided once again to keep prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars on a series...
6 lawyers from Ankara Bar human rights committee resign following bar’s decision not to...
Six lawyers from the Ankara Bar Association’s human rights committee resigned in protest following the bar’s decision not to publish a report on allegations...
4 journalists face prison for alleged insults of Erdoğan’s son
Four Turkish journalists face up to four years in prison on accusations that they insulted Bilal Erdoğan, the son of Turkey’s president, in reports...
Turkey’s media watchdog gives int’l news websites 72 hours to get licenses
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has given international news agencies operating in the country a 72-hour deadline to apply for...
Turkish drone used by Ethiopia killed 59 civilians sheltering in a school in Tigray:...
The Washington Post has analyzed photos of shrapnel and satellite imagery and cross-referenced video to confirm that Ethiopia used a Turkish drone in January...
Alevi associations refuse to pay high energy bills for cemevis, charged as ‘businesses’
The Federation of Alevi Associations has announced that they refuse to pay high electricity bills for cemevis, Alevi places of worship, which are considered...
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