Int’l associations condemn police attack on journalists during Suruç protests
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday condemned Turkish police violence in İstanbul and İzmir against journalists...
Foreign Minister Maas: Germany ready for protests against Turkish president’s visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s scheduled visit to Germany this month may spark protests, but that is a democratic right, German Foreign Minister Heiko...
Report reveals alarming shortage of women’s shelters across Turkey
A recent report by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi has revealed a critical shortage in the number and capacity of women’s...
ECtHR rules Greece should not remove 56 Turkish asylum seekers who fear pushback
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that 56 Turkish asylum seekers who crossed from Turkey into Greece early Monday morning and...
Questions linger over Turkey’s arrest of man behind ByLock
Turkish state media reported Wednesday that a Turkish-American holding the copyright to ByLock, an encrypted messaging app banned by Turkey, was arrested in June...
Turkey’s Court of Cassation releases CHP deputy Berberoğlu while upholding jail sentence
Turkey’s Court of Cassation has ruled for the release of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu while upholding his jail sentence.
Berberoğlu...
Turkey blocks access to 454 Grup Yorum videos on YouTube
Turkish authorities have blocked access to 454 videos of the folk protest band Grup Yorum on YouTube, citing national security and public order concerns,...
Water usage restrictions extended in western Turkey as severe drought continues
Authorities in western Turkey have extended restrictions on water usage, with the region continuing to contend with a severe drought, the Gazete Duvar news...
Lawyer for Kurdish family massacred in Konya receiving death threats
Abdurrahman Karabulut, the lawyer for a Kurdish family, seven of whose members were murdered in the central Turkish province of Konya last Friday, has...
Turkish gov’t detains 478 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 478 people last week (Sept.17-Sept.24) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
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