Turkey removes limitations on more than 50,000 passports
The Ministry of Interior Affairs has lifted restrictions on the passports of 51,171 people, Turkish media reported on Friday, despite claims that previous similar...
Turkish entertainment TV station suspends broadcasting, claiming political pressure
Turkey’s second oldest private TV station, Flash TV, an entertainment outlet, has announced a self-imposed suspension of broadcasting for two months, claiming heavy political...
New curfews declared in southeastern Turkey
The Diyarbakır Governor's Office announced on Friday that a curfew has been declared in eight villages and their hamlets in the Dicle district of...
Mother fears military cadets arrested on coup charges will be killed in prison
The mother of one of the military cadets who were jailed on coup charges in the aftermath of a failed military coup in July...
14 Turkish teachers detained after football pitch dispute with prosecutor
A prosecutor in Turkey ordered the detention of 14 teachers after a scheduling conflict over a football field, Turkish media reported on Thursday.
The incident...
European journalists barred from summit with EU in Turkey
A number of European journalists were shut out of a meeting on Thursday between Turkish and EU officials, Turkish media reported.
The journalists were kept...
Woman in pretrial detention with newborn baby released on parole
Şeyma Tekin, a woman jailed pending trial who gave birth in January at a hospital in Erzurum and had to return to prison with...
Amnesty activist Webb writes letter of solidarity to jailed journalist Parıldak
Felicity Webb, an Amnesty International activist from the UK, has written a letter of solidarity to journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who is among the dozens...
39 TRT journalists get 260 years in total on terrorism charges
The Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court has handed down jail sentences of varying lengths to journalists from state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) on charges...
Turkish gov’t secretly investigated family members of critical journalists
The Turkish government secretly investigated the family members of journalists critical of the government including their spouses and children, a document obtained by Nordic...
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