US Senate passes bill that could block sale of F-35 fighters to Turkey

The US Senate on Monday voted in favour of blocking the transfer of 100 F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, following months of increasing tension...

Turkey’s Erdoğan once again sues CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu for TL 250,000 in non-pecuniary damages

Autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday once again filed a lawsuit against Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu...

Turkish minister accuses Roblox of ‘digital fascism’ amid crackdown on internet

Turkish Education Minister Yusuf Tekin has accused the online gaming platform Roblox of  “digital fascism” as his government blocked the game for a third...

21 teachers dismissed from their jobs in SE Turkey over ‘terrorist ties’

Twenty-one teachers who were detained in November 2020 as part of a terrorism investigation have been fired from their jobs based on a government...

Turkish rights NGO says conditions for prisoners in poor health alarming

Prominent pro-Kurdish NGO the Human Rights Association (İHD) has stated that in Turkey there are 1,025 prisoners in poor health, 357 of whom are...

Detention warrants issued for 2 more HDP deputies in Turkey

The Batman 2nd High Criminal Court issued a detention warrant on Tuesday for pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Batman deputies Ayşe Acar Başaran and Saadet...

Turkish justice minister claims only 30 journalists jailed in Turkey

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has claimed that there are only 30 journalists in Turkey’s prisons and that some jailed individuals may have wrongfully...

Purged police officers continue to suffer in Turkey even after reinstatement

Police officers who were unlawfully dismissed from their government jobs but later reinstated by a government commission have been barred from returning to their...

Turkey’s top court upholds rule banning doctors who served prison time on political charges...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has ruled to uphold a regulation that bans doctors and veterinarians who have served jail time for “offenses against the...

TV anchor says pro-gov’t media responsible if something bad happens to him

Fox TV news anchor Fatih Portakal has complained about being targeted by pro-government media outlets due to his recent remarks about the unlikelihood of...
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