Turkish lawyer claims name confusion resulted in client’s prison sentence for Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced a person identified only by the initials A.G. to seven years in prison for allegedly using the ByLock smart phone...
Uyghurs in Turkey urge UN rights chief to probe China ‘re-education camps’
Turkey’s Uyghur Muslims on Tuesday urged the UN human rights chief to independently investigate the so-called “re-education camps” and allegations of rights abuses, torture...
82 women’s organizations publish statement in support of migrants in Turkey
A total of 82 women's organizations published a joint statement on Monday criticizing the rising anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey, saying they supported migrants and...
Former academic says he was brutally tortured at Ankara Police Department
Muhammed Savaş Bayındır, a former academic in the law faculty at Ankara's Gazi University, in a public letter said he was brutally tortured at...
38 students detained as police use excessive force at ODTÜ pride march
Turkish police used excessive force to disperse an annual pride march held at Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara on Friday, despite a...
Inmates in Turkish prisons continue hunger strike despite deteriorating health
Two inmates in Turkish prisons staging hunger strikes said they would continue their protests despite their health having deteriorated considerably, the Duvar news website...
Changes to Turkey’s Press Ethics Code feared to contribute to increasing censorship
Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), the state body responsible for regulating publicly funded advertisements in the media, has changed the Press Ethics Code, adding...
Document proves opposition claims of gov’t agency retrieving personal data of Internet users
A document revealed on the Medyascope news website has proven opposition claims that Turkey’s Telecommunications Authority (BTK), operating under the Ministry of Transport and...
14 detained over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish authorities have detained 14 active-duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to their alleged links to the Gülen...
Turkish interior minister targets LGBT+ community in Victory Day speech
Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, in a speech on Tuesday targeted the LGBT+ community and insinuated that they were deviants, the Bold Medya news...
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