Police officers in southeastern Turkey allegedly beat lawyer and client in custody
Police officers in southeastern Turkey’s Urfa province allegedly beat a man in custody and his lawyer on Tuesday, inflicting substantial injuries, the Artı Gerçek...
Swedish journalist held in Turkey not housed with other prisoners, employer says
A Swedish journalist detained upon arrival in Turkey and later arrested on terrorism-related charges is being held separately from other prisoners but is in...
Turkish opposition calls for no-buy day over jailed students
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has called for a nationwide boycott on Wednesday to protest the detention of university students arrested for...
Jailed İstanbul mayor calls for boycott of pro-gov’t businesses
İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has urged citizens to participate in a boycott of businesses and media organizations linked to the ruling Justice and...
Young Turkish protesters endure harsh treatment in police custody
After rising up to rally against the arrest of İstanbul’s powerful opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, young Turkish protesters have been forced to wake up...
Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey facing ‘false’ accusations: wife
Accusations against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained in Turkey last week on terrorism-related accusations and subsequently arrested, are “false,” his wife, Sofie...
Watchdog imposes 10-day broadcast ban on network over coverage of protests in Turkey
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed a 10-day broadcast ban on Sözcü TV and imposed sanctions on three other opposition-aligned stations over their coverage of...
Protestors report severe police mistreatment amid nationwide protests
Protesters detained by police after taking to the streets in response to the detention and subsequent arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu have claimed...
Journalism under threat in Turkey, says AFP photographer
Yasin Akgül, a photojournalist for Agence France-Presse who was arrested this week after covering the huge protests rocking his native Turkey, said after his...
15 human rights organizations urge Turkish authorities to immediately end crackdown on freedoms
A coalition of 15 human rights and media freedom organizations has called on Turkish authorities to immediately end their attacks on peaceful protesters, stop targeting journalists...
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