Turkish authorities block access to popular online debate forum

The Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) on Tuesday barred access to a popular online debate forum, drawing criticism from journalists and opposition...

Erdoğan denies rights reports, says not many journalists in prison

There are not as many journalists in Turkish jails as has been claimed by human rights advocates, and those journalists who are in prison...

Refugees in Turkey’s Aegean region suffered 2,980 rights violations in first quarter of 2021:...

Refugees living in the Aegean region of Turkey suffered 2,980 rights violations in the first four months of 2021, the Mezopotamya news agency reported,...

Police whitewash Somali restaurant sign in Ankara, claiming colors ‘used by terrorists’

Turkish police on Friday whitewashed the sign of the Somali-owned Saab restaurant in the Kızılay district of Ankara for displaying colors used by Kurdish...

Greece defends use of anti-migrant ‘sound cannons’ on its Turkey border

Greece's minister for migration and asylum on Wednesday defended his country's use of "sound cannons" to deter irregular migrants, as a senior EU official...

Turkey orders detention of 75 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have over the past week have ordered the detention of 75 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...

Erdoğan supporters discuss on Clubhouse how to exterminate political prisoners

Audio records of a chatroom on social media app Clubhouse revealed a conversation among supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on how to...

Armenians, Syrian refugees and Greeks top list of groups targeted by Turkish media in...

Armenians, Syrian refugees in Turkey and Greeks are at the top of the list of groups targeted with hate speech by the Turkish media...

EU tells Turkey to address democracy before membership

The European Union’s enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost...

Turkey detains 11 students over alleged Gülen links amid earthquake devastation

Eleven students have been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the...
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