Veteran journalist Ilıcak reflects on prison, political misjudgments after 2016 coup attempt
Veteran Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak, who was jailed on terrorism-related charges in a mass crackdown following a failed coup in Turkey in 2016, has...
Turkish court imposes jail sentences on 342 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
A Turkish court in central Konya province on Wednesday handed down jail sentences to 342 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement.
Konya's 9th...
Turkish rapper briefly detained for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan
Turkish rapper Şehinşah, whose real name is Ufuk Yıkılmaz, announced on Twitter on Saturday that he had been detained at the airport in the...
‘Visually approving of terrorism’ among reasons for fines on 3 Turkish TV stations
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed a fine on three TV stations critical of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for reasons that include...
9 refugees die in bus accident in southeastern Turkey
Six refugees drowned Friday when their bus fell into an irrigation canal in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa, local media reported.
Five others were...
Press groups condemn Turkey’s ‘weaponization’ of disinformation law against journalists
Twenty-five international and local press freedom organizations have strongly condemned Turkey’s intensified use of its disinformation law to systematically prosecute journalists, calling for the...
Court orders continued detention of activist Kavala at first hearing of coup-related trial: report
An İstanbul court has ruled at the start of a new trial for a continuation of the imprisonment of prominent businessman and human rights...
Court dishes out penalties for journalists who show solidarity with Özgür Gündem daily
An İstanbul court has dished out penalties for the prominent Turkish journalists who showed solidarity with the now-closed pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily on Tuesday.
Veteran...
Turkish gov’t detains 556 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in first week...
The Turkish government has detained 556 people in the course of 52 police operations in 33 provinces across Turkey as part of its massive...
Turkey detains 60, including doctors and civil servants, over Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 60 people, including civil servants and doctors, in two operations across multiple provinces as part of an ongoing crackdown...
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