Pro-gov’t columnists appointed to run Can Holding media group after gov’t seizure
Two columnists from pro-government newspapers have been appointed to manage media outlets seized earlier this month from Can Holding in a money-laundering probe, Turkish...
CPJ urges Turkey to end prosecution of journalists
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to halt the prosecution of journalists over comments made on...
Turkey breaks up crime ring accused of staging fake property sales to secure citizenship...
Turkish authorities have dismantled a crime syndicate accused of arranging fraudulent real estate sales to help hundreds of foreigners obtain citizenship, Turkish Minute reported,...
Home Office confirms ongoing crackdown on Gülen movement in Turkey and beyond
The United Kingdom Home Office has released an updated Country Policy and Information Note on the faith-based Gülen movement in Turkey, detailing widespread and...
Moldovan migrant worker dies after brutal assault in İstanbul leather workshop
Nicolai Palamarciuc, a Moldovan national working in Turkey, died after being bound and brutally beaten by the relatives of his employer in İstanbul’s Başakşehir...
Lawyer indicted for ‘targeting public officials’ in social media post
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against lawyer Burak Saldıroğlu over a social media post in which he criticized İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın...
Turkish prosecutors file charges against reporter for exposing mistreatment in deportation centers
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against Feyza Nur Çalıkoğlu, a journalist for the Karar news website, following her investigative report on alleged abuse...
Turkish singer Mabel Matiz faces travel ban in obscenity probe over song lyrics
Turkish prosecutors have imposed a travel ban on pop singer and songwriter Mabel Matiz as part of an obscenity investigation into one of his...
Turkey detains 13 in probe targeting opposition-held Ankara Municipality
Thirteen people, including current and former officials of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, were detained Tuesday in a corruption investigation into spending on concerts organized...
Turkish prosecutors launch probe into opposition TV channel over subtitle error involving President Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors have initiated a criminal investigation into pro-opposition broadcaster TELE1 following a subtitle error that appeared to equate President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with...
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