Turkish gov’t blocks encrypted email service ProtonMail, VPNs

Turkish authorities have blocked the use of ProtonMail, the world’s largest encrypted email service, tech website Gizmodo reported, with the company saying in a...

Turkish gov’t detains record number of Kurdish citizens ahead of Nevroz

The Turkish government on Friday detained at least 94 Kurdish citizens across Turkey over alleged membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) ahead...

Turkish FM bashes Kazakh journalist for question over abduction scandal in Switzerland

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday refused to answer two questions from a Kazakh journalist during a joint press conference in Astana, likening...

Turkish prosecutor demands 15 years in prison for Cumhuriyet daily executives, journalists

The prosecutor overseeing an ongoing "terror" investigation into executives and writers from Turkey's Cumhuriyet daily on Friday asked for the imprisonment of all suspects...

Hundreds of families flee Syrian town of Afrin under Turkish military attack

Hundreds of families fled the Syrian town of Afrin for nearby villages held by pro-Syrian government forces overnight as Turkish forces shelled the town,...

Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for at least 105 people over alleged links to...

The Turkish government issued detention warrants for at least 105 people on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...

Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers

A Greek appeals court on Friday rejected a Turkish demand for the handover of eight Turkish soldiers accused by Ankara of having played a...

Veteran Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay released pending trial after 20 months of detention

Şahin Alpay, a veteran journalist and columnist of the now-closed Zaman and Today’s Zaman dailies, was released pending trial on Friday after Turkey’s Constitutional...

Businessman takes refuge with Austrian police after Turkish consulate attempts to seize passport

Yavuz Bülbül, a 37-year-old Turkish businessman, took refuge with Austrian police after officers at the Turkish Consulate General in Vienna attempted to seize his...

Local Turkish TV channel red-tagged after reports on municipal corruption

The headquarters of TV 52, situated in Turkey's Ordu province, was red-tagged on March 12 over alleged violation of fire safety regulations. Police from Ordu’s...

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