Every night when we go to bed, we think of the possibility of arrest...
“Every night when we go to bed, we think of the possibility that we might be taken in the morning. We all carry the...
Turkish court again rules to keep businessman Kavala behind bars
An İstanbul court on Thursday decided once again to keep prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars on a series...
Turkey’s chief justice says top court’s workload is as heavy as that of ECtHR
Chief Justice Zühtü Arslan has complained about the growing workload of Turkey’s Constitutional Court, saying the court has as many applications as as the...
Turkish court bans pro-kurdish HDP’s referendum campaign billboards
A court in Turkey’s Şanlıurfa province has banned pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) billboards prepared to promote a “no” campaign for a referendum to...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes millions in fines on government-critical media
According to a recent statement by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Utku Çakırözer, Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed millions...
Woman in pretrial detention with newborn baby released on parole
Şeyma Tekin, a woman jailed pending trial who gave birth in January at a hospital in Erzurum and had to return to prison with...
Turkish authorities drop investigation into torture of former diplomats
Turkish authorities have dropped an investigation into the alleged torture of former employees of the Turkish Foreign Ministry who were detained in May 2019...
Freedom House: Turkey among “not free” countries in press freedom
The US-based Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world, has mentioned Turkey among the countries, which...
Turkey bans concert by French singer over support for Israel
Turkish authorities said on Wednesday that they have banned a planned concert by French singer Enrico Macias in İstanbul after calls to protest the...
169 workers killed in Turkey workplace accidents in October
At least 169 workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey in October, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
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