Turkish gov’t lists 126,000 social media accounts as linked to alleged ‘terror organisations’
The Turkish government has listed about 126,000 social media accounts in Turkey as linked to alleged terrorist organisations since a controversial coup attempt on...
Press freedom in Turkey declined further in 2024 amid censorship, arrests and intimidation: report
Press freedom in Turkey continued to face challenges in 2024 as authorities intensifying their crackdown on independent journalism through systematic censorship, detentions, arrests and...
Turkish football fans call on gov’t to resign in wake of earthquake tragedy
Fans from two popular football clubs in Turkey called on the government to resign over the weekend due to what they called the government’s...
Turkey’s Erdoğan appeals veteran actors’ acquittal of insult charges
The lawyer for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed an appeal against a recent ruling by an İstanbul court to acquit two actors...
Turkish chief prosecutor seeks to retire shortly after arrest of security guard
Hadi Salihoğlu, an İstanbul public prosecutor, has sought permission to retire one day after the arrest of his security guard as part of a...
Turkish academic arrested for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan on social media
Turkish academic and journalist Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör, who was detained Wednesday over a social media post on accusations of “insulting the president” and “insulting...
Turkish government releases another German citizen from prison
Turkish government has released another German citizen, David Britsch, who was jailed arbitrarily by Turkish authorities as the 55-year-old was on the way of...
Turkish police batter workers detained while gathering to make May Day statement
Workers detained while gathering to read out a statement about a ban on May 1, International Workers’ Day, demonstrations were battered by the police...
45 people detained on Cyprus while trying to escape persecution of Erdoğan regime in...
Forty-five people, including 17 children and nine women, were detained by security forces on Saturday on a boat off the Turkish Republic of Northern...
Turkish authorities detain 45 people in a week over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 45 people over the past week for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on...
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