Int’l journalism organizations find Turkey’s ‘press freedom crisis’ worsening
Turkey’s deteriorating press freedom landscape came under scrutiny this week as a coalition of five international media and journalism organizations reported increased harassment, arbitrary imprisonment and...
Turkish Deputy PM Bozdağ says German Foreign Minister Gabriel has ‘inferiority complex’
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has targeted Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabirel after he offered damning criticism of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish court gives 7,5 years to Kurdish journalist in prison on ‘terrorism’ charges
Journalist Seda Taşkın on Wednesday was sentenced to seven years, six months in prison on charges of supporting a terrorist organization and disseminating terrorist...
Turkish gov’t detains 11 people over alleged ‘terror propaganda’ on social media
The Turkish government detained 11 people in the Turkish capital of Ankara for allegedly promoting propaganda of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and...
Israeli court releases Turkish national Özkan pending trial
Turkish national Ebru Özkan, who has been under arrest since June 11 for allegedly aiding Palestinian group Hamas during a touristic visit to Jerusalem,...
Turkish officials accused of inciting public against satirical magazine over alleged Prophet cartoon
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya and other senior officials are facing growing condemnation from legal and human rights groups for what critics describe as...
Woman who lost son in Turkey train accident fined on insult charges
A court has fined a woman whose 9-year-old son was among the victims of a train accident in Turkey in 2018 on charges of...
4 people trying to escape persecution in Turkey missing after boat capsizes in Evros...
A woman and her three children went missing after a boat carrying several Turkish asylum seekers who fled Turkey due to an ongoing government...
Defense firm SADAT would be behind any breach of security in 2023 elections, CHP...
Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Friday that SADAT International Defense Consultancy, a company linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, would...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 101 Air Force officers over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 101 military officers on Thursday and has so far detained 37 of them as part of its...
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