State Department warns US citizens to reconsider travelling to Turkey over arbitrary detention risks
The United States Department of State has classified Turkey as a “level three” risk out of four, in a new system designed to protect...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Germany obsessed with journalist Deniz Yücel
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Germany has become obsessed with journalist Deniz Yücel, jailed in Turkey since Feb. 14, underlining that he...
Turkish prosecutor demands 15 years in jail for human rights defenders
The İstanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted an indictment for 11 people including foreign human rights defenders who were detained during a workshop in...
Turkish journalist gets 10-month suspended sentence for reporting in child abuse case
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a 10-month suspended sentence to journalist Evrim Kepenek for allegedly violating the confidentiality of a criminal investigation,...
More than 400 detained in İstanbul for attempting to march to Taksim on May...
More than 400 people were detained in İstanbul on Thursday as they attempted to march to the city’s iconic Taksim Square to mark International...
Prosecutors seek to replace İstanbul bar chairman, executives on terror propaganda charges
Turkish prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the İstanbul Bar Association for “disseminating terrorist propaganda” over its calls for a probe into journalist deaths...
Kurdish author Nezir Çakan arrested for protesting ISIS siege of Kobane
Nezir Çakan, a member of PEN International and president of the Kurdish Literary Association, has been arrested as part of an investigation into the...
RSF: Jailed Turkish journalists soon to be stigmatised by obligatory uniform
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has made a statement on Thursday and stated that is has appalled by a new Turkish decree under which detainees accused...
Opposition media under fire for supporting AKP’s psychological warfare on election night
Turkey’s pro-opposition media outlets have come under fire on social media for allegedly providing support to the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) psychological...
Turkish gov’t officials’ removal of Santa Claus statue in Antalya stirs debate
The removal of a statue of Santa Claus by Turkish government authorities during a construction work at Demre’s central square in the Mediterranean province of...
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