CPJ urges Turkey to safeguard journalist after death threats tied to court bribery story
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday called on Turkish authorities to protect a reporter and his family after they received death threats in response...
Turkey’s top court again rules against prison surveillance practices
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the recording of prison visits and the uploading of inmate letters to the judiciary’s digital system violates inmates’...
Israeli-Turkish singer cancels concert over pro-Palestinian protests, asks for protection
Israeli-Turkish singer Linet Manashe canceled her concert in İstanbul over the weekend after pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the event venue, demanding that the performance...
Erdoğan eyes sweeping authority over army dismissals, promotions in proposed law
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking sweeping new powers over the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) through legislation that would grant him unilateral authority...
Over 2,700 young workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey since 2013
At least 2,728 young workers have died in occupational accidents in Turkey since 2013, according to a new report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Director Fatih Akın says Turkey is run by ‘mobsters,’ fears arrest over jailed manager
Acclaimed film director Fatih Akın said he fears ending up behind bars if he returns to Turkey, with his manager in jail there accused...
Swedish journalist freed in Turkey after arrest on ‘terrorism’ charges
A Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey on terrorism charges as well as insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been released, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson...
Top Iranian court upholds death sentence of pop singer extradited from Turkey
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence on blasphemy charges handed down to a pop singer whom Turkey had extradited at Tehran’s request,...
RTÜK fines opposition TV stations over coverage of assault on main opposition leader
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed administrative fines on two television stations over their coverage of...
Turkish woman jailed over alleged Gülen links attempts suicide a month before release
A Turkish woman imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement attempted suicide on Thursday, one month before her scheduled release, the TR724 news...
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