Man abducted by Turkish police in broad daylight in İstanbul, family claims: report
The family of Gökhan Güneş, who has been missing since around noon on Wednesday, has alleged that he was abducted by police officers in...
RSF says Turkey repeatedly jails journalists to intimidate them
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a nongovernmental organization focusing on safeguarding the right to freedom of information, has said Turkey uses repeated imprisonment of journalists...
Freedom House report shows extent of Turkey’s transnational repression policy
A report by Freedom House on global transnational repression published today reveals the intensity, geographic reach and suddenness of the Turkish government’s campaign targeting...
Turkey’s ‘disinformation law’ weaponized to target journalists: int’l NGOs
A new report released jointly by several international NGOs details the worsening press freedom environment in Turkey, accusing the government of instrumentalizing the recently...
One in every four journalists in Turkey suffered physical violence in 2020: report
One out of every four journalists was subjected to physical violence and half of them received threats in 2020, a report recently released by...
Turkish appeals court again defies top court ruling, exacerbating crisis in judiciary
The Turkish judiciary is facing a crisis as the Supreme Court of Appeals has defied a Constitutional Court (AYM) ruling for the second time...
Leaked emails show list of to-be-purged generals was drafted before Turkey’s failed coup
Turkey’s General Staff in 2015 drafted a list of generals and officers who were slated to be purged from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)...
Turkey’s top court annuls article enabling internet censorship
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled a controversial article of law that authorized the government to remove or restrict access to online content on...
Chinese pressure upends Uyghur refuge in Turkey
After 20 years in a Chinese prison, Abdullah Abdulrahman joined 50,000 other Uyghurs and fled to Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had once...
Labor Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
Turkey is one of the 10 worst countries in the world for working people, according to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The Health and...
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