179 journalists appeared in court, 16 detained in Turkey in April-June period: report
A total of 179 journalists appeared in court in 81 separate cases during the second quarter of this year, while 16 journalists were detained,...
Ugandan dissident arrested in Turkey: report
Fred Kajjubi, aka Lumbuye, a Ugandan dissident residing in Turkey, has been arrested on unidentified charges, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported on Thursday.
Since the...
Turkish diplomats spied on Erdoğan critics in Malawi, documents reveal
Judicial documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have confirmed that six Turkish nationals in Malawi had been profiled by Turkish diplomats and reported to the...
46 detained in operations targeting alleged Gülen followers in TSK
Turkish police on Friday detained 46 people as part of an operation targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement in the Turkish Armed Forces...
Turkish court freed 3 alleged ISIL members accused of kidnapping Yazidi girl: report
Earlier this year a Turkish court released from pretrial detention three alleged members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who...
Mob attacks pro-opposition Halk TV crew during live broadcast
A group of people in the southwestern Turkish resort town of Marmaris on Thursday interrupted a live show broadcast by the government-critical Halk TV...
Murder suspect out on bail accused of new femicide
Ümitcan Uygun, accused of murdering his girlfriend Aleyna Çakır (aka Sema Esen) and released from prison pending trial on July 17, was detained as...
New report details role of Erdoğan’s troll army in Turkey’s democratic backsliding
A report by a newly established Washington, D.C., think tank revealed how Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) established and used an army...
Prime suspect in murder of Kurdish family apprehended
The prime suspect in the murder of seven members of a Kurdish family who then tried to set the family’s house ablaze in the...
Protestors demand release of Turkish women jailed in Malta while fleeing persecution
Two Turkish women who fled Turkey to avoid a government crackdown in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016 and were arrested in...
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