Iraqi Kurdistan-based news website Rûdaw blocked in Turkey
The Turkish edition of the Rûdaw news website, part of a media group based in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan, was blocked...
Anti-Armenian sentiment increases in Turkey following Azerbaijani-Armenian clashes: report
Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the southern Caucasus have triggered a new wave of anti-Armenian sentiment in Turkey, exploited and fueled by ultranationalist...
Increasing COVID-19 cases in Turkish prisons cause panic among families of political prisoners
An exponential increase of COVID-19 cases in Turkish prisons has caused panic among families of political prisoners following reports of outbreaks in prisons in...
Turkish court orders seizure of exiled journalist Can Dündar’s assets
Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar (54) was stripped of his assets and declared a fugitive by an Istanbul court on Wednesday, Turkish media reported.
The...
Jailed journalist denied release from prison despite eligibility for parole
Jailed Turkish journalist Fahri Öztoprak, who was convicted of alleged membership in the Gülen movement, was denied release from prison although he has been...
Serious backsliding in democracy, rule of law and fundamental freedoms continues in Turkey: EU
Serious backsliding in the respect for democratic standards, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms continued in the absence of an effective checks and...
Condition of democracy and human rights has worsened in Turkey since pandemic: Freedom House
The condition of democracy and human rights has grown worse in 80 countries, including Turkey, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, said a report by...
Journalists covering story of Kurdish villagers thrown from helicopter detained in dawn raids
Four journalists who covered the story of Kurdish villagers who were allegedly tortured and later thrown from a military helicopter were detained on Tuesday...
Rights group launches campaign to push for sanctioning Turkish officials under UK’s Magnitsky Act
Human rights group The Arrested Lawyers Initiative has launched a campaign called the “Turkey Human Rights Accountability Project” to push for the sanctioning of...
Pro-gov’t daily self-censors after columnist criticizes lawmaker’s personal driver for running down a security...
A pro-government newspaper on Sunday self-censored its own columnist when she wrote a piece criticizing a lawmaker who defended his personal driver’s attack on...
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