Ex-governor’s son among 10 jailed as probe into disappearance of Kurdish student deepens
The son of a former provincial governor was arrested over the weekend in an investigation into the 2020 disappearance of university student Gülistan Doku,...
Turkish gov’t uses TRT as a weapon to spread its censorship to YouTube: report
After taking full control of traditional media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began silencing dissenting voices on YouTube through Turkey's public broadcaster TRT, who...
Bedridden woman whose mother was denied care allowance due to alleged affiliation with Gülen...
Sevdegül Güler, a bedridden woman whose mother was denied a care allowance by Turkey’s Ministry of Family and Social Policies due to her alleged...
Turkish watchdog warns Twitter over popular anti-government hashtags
Ömer Fatih Sayan, the director of Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication Council (BTK), an Internet watchdog responsible for digital censorship in the country, has...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 107 teachers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 107 teachers and detained 51 of them on Monday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
HRW: 7 civilians killed in Turkish military’s possible war crime in northern Iraq
Turkish military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that killed at least seven civilians in Iraq's Kurdistan region over the course of...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15 years in prison for jailed journalist Böken over alleged Gülen...
A prosecutor has demanded 15 years in prison for prominent Turkish journalist and veteran TV host Ahmet Böken, who was also former deputy director...
World physicians demand release of Turkish medical professionals in letter to Erdoğan
Physicians from prominent international medical associations have in a letter called for the immediate release of 11 members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB,...
Turkish media misrepresents US remarks on Gülen movement
Turkey’s mainstream media, including CNN Türk, the Hürriyet daily and several pro-government media outlets, have misrepresented comments by the US State Department, implying that...
Turkish gov’t detains 4 more lawyers in Mersin and Van provinces
The houses and the offices of Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği - İHD) Mersin Branch Secretary Özgür Çağlar and lawyers Mehmet Altundaş, Bedri...
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