Prison administration denies former teacher convicted of Gülen links parole
A former teacher imprisoned for links to the Gülen movement has been denied parole despite being eligible since September 2023, the Kronos news website reported.
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Turkey convicts journalist over criticism of former interior minister, gendarmerie commander
A Turkish court has convicted journalist Zafer Arapkirli of insult charges due to his social media criticism of former interior minister Süleyman Soylu and...
Turkey detains 42 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Thursday detained 42 people for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government of “terrorist activities.”
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Article 19 calls for acquittal of first journalist tried under Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law
The Europe branch of Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the charges against a journalist who is standing trial...
Erdoğan attacks top courts, says ‘unsettled’ by their ‘incomprehensible’ rulings
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at two of the country’s top courts due to some rulings that go against the stance...
Turkish police fire rubber bullets on Kurdish protest march
Police in southeast Turkey fired rubber bullets on a Kurdish protest march and physically assaulted a group of protesters that included members of parliament,...
Turkish authorities restrict access to disaster-hit province, detain activists
The Tunceli Governor’s Office has imposed a five-day ban on outgoing travel to neighboring Erzincan, where on Tuesday a landslide at a gold mine...
Report reveals systematic crackdown on lawyers following 2016 coup in Turkey
A report drafted by two international judicial advocacy groups has revealed the increasing pressure, acts of legal harassment and widespread crackdown on lawyers in Turkey following...
Prominent journalists given prison sentences in retrial over Gülen links
A Turkish court that heard the retrial of several journalists and media workers on terrorism charges due to their alleged links to a faith-based...
46 women sought protection from platform against violence in January
The We Will Stop Femicide Platform (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız) has revealed that 46 women asked for their help in January, claiming they were victims...
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