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...
Erdoğan’s communications chief signals new regulation on foreign funding of media outlets
A new regulation will be implemented for media outlets that receive financial support from overseas, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said in response to...
Detention warrants issued for 42 over alleged Gülen links, 26 detained
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 42 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, with 26 of them taken into custody,...
Majority of Turks want to live in a democratic, secular country: survey
At a time when there are growing concerns about the backsliding of democracy and the secular order in Turkey, an overwhelming majority of the...
Turkish lawyer demands authorities enforce restraining orders amid rising femicide
A Turkish lawyer has criticized authorities for failing to enforce restraining orders issued to women facing gender-based violence, who often fall victim to femicide,...
Hate speech against refugees increases on Turkish social media as a new wave of...
Hate speech against refugees on Turkish social media has increased recently, with a new wave of refugee arrivals in Turkey starting as the Taliban...
Turkey ordered detention of 148 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 148 people including university students, healthcare workers, teachers, former civil servants and active...
European rights court notifies Turkey of violations in another 1,000 applications over Gülen-linked convictions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Ankara of another 1,000 applications on its docket for convictions of Gülen movement membership over...
Academic faces criminal complaint due to Ph.D. thesis on authoritarianism in Turkey
A criminal complaint has been filed against a Turkish academic over the content of his Ph.D. thesis on the subject of rising authoritarianism in...
Inmate who publicized mistreatment in Silivri Prison is subjected to disciplinary punishment
Halil Kasal, an inmate in Istanbul's Silivri Prison who alerted his family of severe mistreatment at the penal facility, is being subjected to disciplinary...
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