Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen movement: 2021 in Review

The Gülen movement is a worldwide civic initiative rooted in the spiritual and humanistic tradition of Islam and inspired by the ideas and activism...

Turkey’s state-run news agency harasses Turkish rights activist in the US over Times Square...

Three employees of Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) harassed the president of US-based advocacy organization Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) on Sunday after...

Turkish gov’t detains man with ‘Council of Peace in Country’ tattoo over ‘terror propaganda’

A man with a tattoo on his arm reading “The Council of Peace in the Country” has been detained in Kayseri province of Turkey...

COMMENTARY — Erdoğan unleashes criminal gangs on his critics in Turkey and abroad

By Abdullah Bozkurt The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become accustomed to relying increasingly on testimonies and complaints filed by convicted felons, known...

Erdoğan confronts polarised Turkey after historic election win

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic runoff election to...

Turkish photojournalist Bülent Kılıç on ‘10 Most Urgent’ list of press freedom cases

AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç was included on the One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” list of press freedom cases, the organization announced in...

BengüTürk TV editor says fired for resisting against Yes campaign ahead of prez referendum

Former BengüTürk TV Editor-in-Chief Murat Ide said on Thursday that he was fired for resisting against saying “Yes” in the upcoming presidential referendum that is...

Turkey’s Education Ministry announces cutback in student transportation program, leading to concerns over access...

The Turkish Ministry of Education has announced a cutback in its student transportation program, raising concerns about access to education in rural parts of...

Women rights activists criticize low number of female candidates in upcoming elections 

Women’s rights activists have criticized the low number of female political candidates in Turkey’s upcoming local elections, saying it reflects the gender divide in...

11 people attempting to flee to Greece detained in western Turkey: defense ministry

Eleven people were detained by security forces in western Turkey on Friday as they attempted to flee to Greece via the Evros River, Turkish...
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