Turkey blocks access to report on press freedom
A Turkish court has blocked access to Bianet's Media Monitoring Report, which documents rights violations related to press freedom, the Free Web Turkey platform...
Gülen follower attempting to flee Turkey to avoid prison detained
The authorities in northwest Turkey have detained a former teacher sentenced to prison due to her alleged links to the Gülen movement for attempting...
Turkish prison bans Kurdish language in phone calls with relatives
A prison in the Turkish province of Şırnak has imposed a ban on the use of Kurdish language during phone calls between inmates and...
German Foreign Ministry issues travel alert on Turkey, warns of prosecution for social media...
The German Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory on Wednesday, warning its citizens about the risks of traveling to Turkey, including the possibility of...
Turkey experiences a decade of suppression of the press under Erdoğan: RSF
Turkey has experienced a decade of hostility towards the press under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with five journalists killed, 131 imprisoned, 77 convicted of...
Another municipality in Turkey is accused of mass killing of stray dogs
Ankara’s Altındağ district municipality, controlled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is under fire following allegations of the mass killings of stray...
Turkey restores access to Instagram after nine days
Turkey lifted its ban on Instagram on Saturday evening after denying access to millions of users for nine days, Agence France-Presse reported.
“Following our negotiations...
10 million children in Turkey living in poverty: report
Nearly 10 million children in Turkey are living in poverty, according to a child poverty report released by The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV).
Titled...
Turkish minister accuses Roblox of ‘digital fascism’ amid crackdown on internet
Turkish Education Minister Yusuf Tekin has accused the online gaming platform Roblox of “digital fascism” as his government blocked the game for a third...
Judges suspended over accusation of taking $720,000 to release Dutch drug kingpin’s associates
Three Turkish judges were suspended after being accused of accepting a $720,000 bribe to free associates of a notorious Dutch drug lord, Turkish Minute...
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