Court accepts indictment accusing journalist of ‘targeting public officials’
An İstanbul court has accepted an indictment seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for journalist Ayça Söylemez on charges of “targeting...
Locals, activists fighting to protect western Turkey forest from pro-gov’t holdings’ mining threat
Environmental activists and villagers in Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla have been struggling both physically and legally since 2019 to prevent the felling of...
1 journalist arrested, 4 released on judicial probation for ‘targeting public officials’
A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of one of five journalists detained on Tuesday on allegations of targeting public officials while four...
22 detained in northern Turkey over Gülen links, books presented as ‘criminal evidence’
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 22 people in two provinces in northern Turkey over their alleged links to the Gülen movement and presented books...
Constitutional Court became ‘entirely ineffective’ as domestic remedy in 2022: censorship report
The Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative has said in its 2022 annual report on internet censorship in Turkey that the Constitutional Court became an...
İstanbul governor bans march aimed at calling attention to suppression of Kurdish language
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has banned a march aimed at drawing attention to the suppression of the Kurdish language and Kurds’ longstanding demand for...
Turkey joins Italy-led ‘Rome Process’ to curb irregular migration
Turkey, along with 19 other countries from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, have initiated the “Rome Process,” aimed at curbing irregular migration and...
Upholding fundamental freedoms, values essential in EU’s re-engagement with Turkey: Borrell
Upholding fundamental freedoms and values as defined by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) would be essential in the EU’s re-engagement with Turkey,...
Turkey’s Antioch rises from the ruins, stone by stone
The old priest painted a warning on the cracked walls of his shack: “Twelve children were born here! Don’t touch this house.”
Vahit Baklacı, 82,...
Turkish court reinstates transgender doctor fired for ‘corrupting public morals’
A Turkish court has reinstated transexual doctor Larin Kayataş, who was fired from a state hospital by the Turkish Health Ministry in 2021 for...
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