Turkish prosecutor charges main opposition CHP’s deputy of terrorism
A Turkish prosecutor in Diyarbakır submitted a summary of proceeding for main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, who is also a...
Visually impaired Turkish journalist given 11-month-long suspended sentence for praising Gülen
An Adana court on Thursday handed down a suspended prison sentence of 11 months to visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat for praising Turkish-Islamic scholar...
UN Human Rights Council to review case of jailed American pastor in Turkey
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will consider the case of American pastor Andrew Brunson who was jailed in Turkey on trumped-up charges under...
8 including former Cihan news agency reporter detained over alleged ByLock use in Turkey
Eight people including a former reporter from the now-closed Cihan news agency were detained on Thursday over use of a smart phone application, known...
ECtHR decides to prioritize applications by journalists regarding press freedom
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will give priority to applications regarding press freedom and journalists, in line with a recent amendment to...
EU’s Juncker reiterates death penalty in Turkey would mean end to EU accession talks
Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission President, has reiterated on Wednesday that European Union should continue accession negotiations with Turkey but a reintroduction of the death...
Closed DİHA’s journalists Güzüpek and Ertaş detained in Turkey’s Diyarbakır
Zekeriya Güzüpek, the chairman of the now-closed Dicle news agency (DİHA), a pro-Kurdish news agency and journalist Mehmet Ali Ertaş, an editor for DİHA's...
Turkish government puts up for sale properties of 9 TV, radio stations seized from...
The properties of the 9 of the media outlets which Turkish government has seized under post-coup emergency rule have been put up for sale...
8,5-month pregnant woman under arrest in Turkey though baby faces heart, kidney problems
With only days to go before the delivery, a Turkish woman in Kayseri province is still held under arrest even though her baby has...
Turkish police detains numbers of people over alleged links with Gülen movement
Turkish government has continued to detain dozens of people as part of its post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement, which...
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