Turkish gov’t to create its ‘truth ministry’ amid rising censorship
The Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidency has announced that Turkey will create its own fact-checking mechanism to “fight against lies and false facts...
Dismissed teacher reinstated 6 months after he died of cancer
Atilla Yalçıntaş, 59, a primary school teacher who was fired from his job by a government decree without due process, was reinstated six months...
Twitter deletes post from famous Turkish singer for hate speech against Arabs
Popular social media platform Twitter has deleted a tweet from a famous Turkish pop singer for including hate speech in which the singer blatantly...
Aydınlık daily’s editor-in-chief Yücel released
İlker Yücel, editor-in-chief of the Aydınlık daily, who was arrested by a court after his detention in Turkey’s Iğdır province on Saturday, was released...
23 detained in latest crackdown on allegedly Gülen-linked döner chains in Turkey
Turkish police detained 23 people on Tuesday as part of an expanding investigation into businesses allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement, targeting two döner...
Turkish academic indicted on terrorism charges over 11-year-old photo
Prominent Turkish political scientist and journalist Nuray Mert has been indicted on charges of membership in a terrorist organization over a photo taken with...
Turkish authorities should investigate shooting of journalist: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged Turkish authorities to conduct a full investigation into the October 14 shooting of a local...
Turkey’s top court orders gov’t to pay damages to complainant in torture case, reinvestigate...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of an applicant who claimed he had faced torture and inhuman treatment in prison in 2018 and...
Rights group alleges systematic abuse in Turkish prisons
A Turkish legal advocacy group says prisoners in several of the country’s high-security facilities are facing systematic rights violations, including prolonged solitary confinement, denial...
3 int’l rights groups call on CoE to take action against Turkey due to...
Three international rights groups have called on the Council of Europe to start infringement proceedings against Turkey over the country’s failure to release prominent...
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