European court rules Turkey violated rights of Cumhuriyet journalists: report
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to liberty and security as well as the right to...
Hagia Sophia’s change of status indicative of Turkey’s disregard of cultural and religious values:...
The change of the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a museum to a mosque in July indicates Turkey's disregard of cultural and...
26 teachers detained in southeast Turkey as part of operation targeting Kurdish group: report
Turkish police officers on Friday detained 26 teachers, all members of the Education and Science Workers Union (Eğitim-Sen), as part of an investigation into...
Jailed Oda TV journalist released at first hearing of trial: report
Müyesser Yıldız, the Ankara news editor for the OdaTV online news website who was arrested in June on charges of revealing state secrets, was...
Appeals court upholds light sentence given to police officer who killed 2 children with...
A regional appeals court upheld a light prison sentence given to a police officer convicted of killing two children with an armored police vehicle...
Turkish broadcast regulator further stifles dissent by imposing fines on pro-opposition TV channels
Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed fines on broadcasters Halk TV and Tele 1, known for their critical stance against the...
Turkish writer Ahmet Altan held in prison for 1,500 days without a shred of...
The Turkish government has held novelist and journalist Ahmet Altan in İstanbul's Silivri Prison for 1,500 days without a shred of credible evidence that...
Turkish Embassy in Sweden spied on exiled journalist and critics, documents reveal
In a blatant violation of international conventions, Turkish diplomats and consular officers in Sweden have gathered intelligence about exiled Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt and...
Appeals court upholds life sentences for 4 defendants including journalist Karaca, former MP İşbilen:...
A regional court of appeals in Ankara has ruled to uphold the aggravated life sentences of four defendants — journalist Hidayet Karaca, former lawmaker...
Turkish banks continue to deny services to dismissed public servants
Turkish banks continue to deny basic services to civil servants summarily fired by the Turkish government in the aftermath of an abortive putsch in...
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