Turkey’s new judicial bill would allow rapid online takedowns without a court order
Turkey’s government has introduced a new bill that would allow the removal of online content before a judge issues a ruling, Turkish Minute reported.
The...
Artist walks streets of İstanbul with Kavala portrait to protest his imprisonment
An artist is walking around the streets of İstanbul carrying a portrait of jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, to protest his extended imprisonment, Turkish...
26 teachers detained in southeast Turkey as part of operation targeting Kurdish group: report
Turkish police officers on Friday detained 26 teachers, all members of the Education and Science Workers Union (Eğitim-Sen), as part of an investigation into...
DEM Party delegation reports overcrowding, medical care problems in Turkish prisons
A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has reported overcrowding, obstacles to medical care and limits on social contact...
DEM Party lawmaker condemns poor conditions, inadequate healthcare in Turkish prisons
In a parliamentary speech on Wednesday, Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu criticized the poor conditions in Turkish prisons and...
Turkish FM bashes Kazakh journalist for question over abduction scandal in Switzerland
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday refused to answer two questions from a Kazakh journalist during a joint press conference in Astana, likening...
Ankara hospital says paralyzed woman fit to remain in prison
A hospital in the Turkish capital of Ankara has issued a report saying a wheelchair-bound woman who has been suffering from multiple sclerosis for...
Turkish teacher, diagnosed with cancer after dismissal over alleged Gülen links, dies
An Adana-based teacher who was removed from her job as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement...
Turkey’s intel service spies on Gülen followers, PKK supporters in Germany: report
Followers of the faith-based Gülen movement and supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) are the primary targets of Turkish intelligence agents in...
Turkey orders detention of 19 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Wednesday ordered the detention of 19 individuals across eight provinces in an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run...
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