Newly arrested CHP deputy released from jail under anti-coronavirus measures
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who was ousted from the Turkish Parliament along with two other deputies from a Kurdish...
LRWC urges Turkish gov’t to immediately release, ensure medical treatment for jailed lawyer Mustafa...
The Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law by providing support internationally to...
Disabled teacher not granted release on probation after medical report found him fit to...
A disabled prison inmate who, according to his wife, cannot take care of his personal needs on his own was denied the opportunity for...
Survey: Number of Turks, who think Turkish democracy weakened, soars 8 pct
Findings from a Turkish university survey announced on Wednesday revealed that the number of Turkish citizens who say "Turkey is a democratic country," has plummeted...
Meta to activate an operations center ahead of elections in Turkey
Meta, an American multinational technology conglomerate that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that a center for elections operations will be activated ahead...
Turkey accuses Greece of new migrant pushbacks
Turkey has rescued 95 migrants from three overloaded boats in the Aegean Sea, the interior ministry said on Monday, accusing Greece of pushing back...
Journalist imprisoned for filming police checkpoint awarded damages
A court in Turkey has ordered the state to pay TL 25,000 ($755) in damages to Sibel Tekin, a documentary filmmaker and journalist who...
US senators directly tie ‘hostage-taking’ of Pastor Brunson to Turkish President Erdoğan
US senators Jeanne Shaheen and James Lankford, who serve on the US Senate's Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, have accused Turkish...
Jailed writers denied access to own books under Turkey’s emergency rule
Jailed writers Kerem Bilen and Fırat Can were denied by Turkish authorities to access to the books they wrote in prison due to post-coup emergency...
15-year prison sentence sought for Turkish journalist who founded two national news channels
Ali Ahmet Böken (46) is a successful journalist (broadcaster) who graduated from Ankara University's Faculty of Communication in 1994. He worked as a journalist,...
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