Journalist Gülseven, detained over alleged insult to Turkey’s Erdoğan, released
The chief editor of the Redaktif website, Hakan Gülseven, who was detained on Friday in Balıkesir province on charges of insulting Turkey's autocratic President...
Turkish police chief dies by suicide after being rejected at overseas job interview despite...
A Turkish police chief died by suicide in Ankara after being rejected for an overseas assignment despite ranking first in a written exam, prompting...
Turkish gov’t seizes pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca
The pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca was confiscated by the Turkish government, his son Sıdkı Karaca said in a tweet yesterday.
“All of...
Internet freedom continues to decline in Turkey: Freedom House report
A yearly report by Freedom House on global Internet freedom reveals that Internet freedom continued to decline for a third year in a row...
Amnesty International: Hundreds at imminent risk of forced eviction in Diyarbakır’s Sur
Hundreds of residents in the Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods in the Sur district of Diyarbakır province are at imminent risk of forced eviction, Amnesty...
Ailing retired imam imprisoned on Gülen links succumbs to cancer
Ahmet Kaptan, 65, a retired imam imprisoned on alleged links to the Gülen movement who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer while in prison, succumbed...
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,...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 12 in run-up to elections
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 12 people in the run-up to presidential and parliamentary elections...
Doğan Media Group cancels about 100 journalists’ press insurance
The Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) has announced that press insurances of some journalists who are working at news sites such as hurriyet.com.tr, posta.com.tr,...
First instance asylum recognition rate of Turks dropped to lowest level in 5 years:...
The first instance asylum recognition rate in September for Turkish applicants in European countries dropped to its lowest level in five years, according to...
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