Turkish prosecutor asks court to ban pro-Kurdish HDP
A Turkish prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Constitutional Court to shut down the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), parliament's third-largest group, AFP reported.
President Recep...
Article 19 calls for release of first journalist arrested under Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law
The Europe branch of Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the release of a journalist who was...
CHP deputy files criminal complaint against Turkey’s deputy PM over ‘intel trucks’ statement
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Murat Emir has filed a criminal complaint against Deputy Prime Minister Tuğrul Türkeş, accusing him of...
2 journalists face lengthy jail sentences due to criticism of Turkey’s Afrin operation
An indictment drafted by Turkish prosecutors seeks 10 and a half years for two journalists, Artı TV Ankara representative Sibel Hürtaş and Mezopotamya news...
CoE human rights commissioner calls on Turkey to refrain from further implementing new terrorism...
In a letter addressed to Turkey’s interior and justice ministers made public today, Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović called...
27 films withdraw from Turkish film festival after censorship of documentary about purge victims
The producers and directors of 27 films have announced their withdrawal from the Golden Orange Film Festival in Turkey’s Antalya province in reaction to...
Letters by inmate prior to his death reveal severe mistreatment
Letters written by an inmate prior to his death revealed he had been subjected to beating, death threats and psychological pressure, the Duvar news...
Brunson’s daughter says pastor’s 2-year ordeal in Turkey proves all charges groundless
Jacqueline Furnari, the daughter of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who is standing trial in Turkey on charges of terrorism, has said her father’s two-year...
MP slams new bill for denying early release to thousands wrongfully jailed under post-coup...
A member of Turkey’s parliament said Thursday that the government’s new judicial reform bill repeats an old pattern by freeing many violent offenders while...
Turkey fines social media giants for second time as they refuse to observe controversial...
Turkey has again imposed fines, this time TL 30 million ($3.8 million) each, on social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for...
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