Turkish opposition lawmaker seeks probe into police officer’s suicide amid mobbing allegations
An opposition lawmaker has asked Turkey’s interior minister to investigate allegations that workplace harassment, or mobbing, drove a police officer in İstanbul to die...
New law to require teachers to undergo security checks prior to employment, raising fears...
An amendment to a previously rejected bill proposed by Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has added teachers to a group of public...
Turkey’s main opposition leader vows to send Syrian refugees back home
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has promised to send Syrians who took refuge in Turkey fleeing the...
Turkish gov’t detains 239 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 239 people last week (Sept.3-Sept.10) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
‘Take your hands off my university,’ says journalist whose newspaper was also shuttered by...
“When I saw the heavy police presence at İstanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University … memories were rekindled in my mind of the brutal takeover of...
Rights groups call on EU to strengthen commitment to improvement of fundamental rights and...
Improvement in fundamental rights and the rule of law should be at the heart of EU-Turkey relations, said 16 human rights and freedom of...
Turkish broadcast regulator further stifles dissent by imposing fines on pro-opposition TV channels
Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed fines on broadcasters Halk TV and Tele 1, known for their critical stance against the...
Turkish lawyer claims police classified daily routines as crimes in Gülen movement investigation
A lawyer has claimed that the Turkish police documented routine daily activities as criminal acts in an investigation targeting two individuals allegedly linked to...
Turkey marks second year without Wikipedia
April 29 marked the second anniversary of a ban imposed by Turkish authorities on access to popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, with some international press...
The number of jailed journalists in Turkey reaches to 200
Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy group that monitors rights violations in Turkey, has updated its mammoth list of jailed journalists in Turkey which...
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