Turkish police blacklist 20 journalists for writing for online magazine
Turkish police have blacklisted 20 journalists for writing for an online magazine called Journalist Post, a periodical put out by journalists living in exile,...
Turkey misuses counterterrorism legislation to target human rights defenders: UN special rapporteur
Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, said in a statement on Monday that she is deeply concerned by the apparent...
Turkish fathers recount children’s ordeal during post-coup crackdown
Former civil servants dismissed by emergency decrees following a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey have recounted how the government’s crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...
Turkey’s top court approves punishment for union activities during working hours
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has rejected an individual application filed by a civil servant who received an administrative punishment for engaging in union activities...
Turkish gov’t detains 740 people in one week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 740 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...
Turkey’s intelligence service MİT submits list of 215,000 ByLock users to prosecutor’s office
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has determined the names of 215,000 people who downloaded the Bylock smart phone application to their mobile phones, giving...
Turkish military to be ideologically transformed with 8,565 dismissals, 43,000 new recruits
Turkish government has put the plan into the practice to transform the Turkish Armed Forces ideologically by dismissing 8,565 personnel, including more than 150 generals,...
95 Turkish journalists appeared before a judge in March: report
As Turkey continues to be among the top jailers of journalists in the world, a total of 95 journalists appeared in court in March,...
Far-right presidential candidate criticized for downplaying China’s repression of Uyghurs
Sinan Oğan, a far-right presidential candidate representing a bloc of four parties, is experiencing a backlash for suggesting that China’s treatment of its Uyghur...
40 Turkish military officers at NATO posts seeking asylum in Germany
German media reported on Saturday that 40 members of the Turkish military who served at NATO posts until a failed coup on July 15...
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