Journalists’ associations to stage demonstrations in 5 provinces protesting arrest of 16 Kurdish journalists
Two journalist organizations will organize demonstrations on Friday in five Turkish provinces protesting the arrest of 16 Kurdish journalists on June 16, the Bianet...
Turkish asylum seekers stranded in Greek border town post video asking for help
Turkish asylum seekers on Wednesday posted a video on social media saying they had been stranded in the Greek border town of Feres for...
[Interview] Held at knifepoint and sent back to Turkey, Turkish pushback victim says she...
"I left my country, my loved-ones and my life to escape the injustice I had been subjected to," said Hüsniye, who was sent back...
305 minors appeared in court on Erdoğan insult charges in 2021: opposition deputy
A total of 9,168 criminal cases were opened against people in Turkey on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last year, with 305...
Sanctions imposed on Halk TV for coverage of Kurdish father given son’s remains in...
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, has imposed penalties on the pro-opposition Halk TV due to its coverage of the...
Inmate on hunger strike kept in unsanitary conditions in hospital, lawyers say
Sibel Balaç, an inmate in Ankara’s Sincan Prison who has been staging a hunger strike since December 2021, is being kept in unsanitary and...
Turkish gov’t submitted forged letter to ECtHR as evidence in case of imprisoned judges
Turkish government submitted a forged letter attributed to Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) suggesting that two judges...
4 female journalists under arrest in southeastern Turkey stage hunger strike in protest of...
Four female journalists who were arrested in June have gone on a hunger strike to draw attention to rights violations in Turkish prisons, the...
Gun violence surged by over 74 percent in Turkey in last 6 years: report
Incidents of gun violence in Turkey increased by 74.7 percent between 2015 and 2021, resulting in the death of 2,145 people last year, Turkish...
Turkish authorities detain 15 people over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish authorities have detained 15 people, including former military cadets, due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement based on payphone call records,...
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