Perpetrators of journalist Adalı’s murder seem obvious, former police chief claims
Former police chief Hanefi Avcı has claimed that the perpetrators of the murder of Turkish Cypriot journalist Kutlu Adalı seem obvious, speaking to the...
Case of jailed CHP deputy, journalist Berberoğlu confirms end of rule of law in...
Kadri Enis Berberoğlu (62) is a Turkish journalist, writer and politician. He is a deputy, member of the party assembly and deputy chairman of...
Journalism under threat in Turkey, says AFP photographer
Yasin Akgül, a photojournalist for Agence France-Presse who was arrested this week after covering the huge protests rocking his native Turkey, said after his...
Journalist allegedly beaten, mistreated in police custody: report
Journalist Sedat Yılmaz, who was detained on Saturday in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır, was allegedly mistreated and beaten while in police custody, the...
Turkish authorities detain man critical of gov’t policies on charges of insulting President Erdoğan
Turkish authorities on Thursday detained a man who had criticized the economic policies of the government in a street interview, on charges of insulting...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 34 gendarmerie officers, civilians over alleged Gülen links
Turkish government on Wednesday issued detention warrants for 34 gendarmerie officers and civilians allegedly linked with them as part of an investigation into the...
Turkish mayor faces backlash over derogatory social media post targeting Armenians
Controversial Turkish mayor Tanju Özcan is facing backlash after posting a social media message using derogatory language towards Armenians, the Agos news website reported.
Özcan,...
Kılıçdaroğlu accuses state-run TRT of being AKP’s mouthpiece in speech aired on station
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkey’s main opposition leader and presidential candidate, criticized public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) for acting like the mouthpiece of...
Turkish police detain more than 30 during Pride Week activities in İstanbul
Turkish police detained more than 30 people over the weekend during İstanbul's Pride Week activities, Turkish media reported.
Local authorities banned a Gay Pride rally...
7 local papers in Turkey’s İzmir halt Sunday editions due to currency crisis
Seven local daily newspapers in Turkey’s third biggest city of İzmir have decided to halt publications on Sundays due to an ongoing currency crisis,...
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