81-year-old Turkish actress gets suspended sentence on Erdoğan insult charges
An 81-year-old Turkish actress has been given a suspended sentence of 11 months, 20 days on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkish court sentences singer, actress Olcay to 10 months in prison for ‘insulting Erdoğan’
Turkish singer and actress Zuhal Olcay has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for “insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan” by İstanbul's 46th...
Turkey’s top appeals court overturns sentences of 31 privates in 2016 attempted coup case
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of 31 soldiers sentenced to life in prison over their alleged involvement in a 2016...
Turkey’s media watchdog nixes TV broadcast to collect donations for quake victims
Prominent Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı said Turkey's broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has denied his request to air a humanitarian...
Iranian asylum seekers detained for attending peaceful Istanbul Convention protest in Turkey
Four Iranian asylum seekers were detained yesterday for participating in a demonstration against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s (CoE)...
Pro-gov’t journalist says Turkish gov’t readying for operations against other religious groups
Nevzat Çiçek, a pro-government journalist, has said Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate and state intelligence agencies are conducting significant research on religious communities in Turkey...
Journalist detained in Turkey over social media post for the 14th time
Journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü was briefly detained on Sunday over a post on X, marking the 14th time he has been taken into custody,...
Turkish singer’s charity AHBAP faces increasing gov’t pressure as its popularity grows
Turkish rock singer and public figure Haluk Levent’s non-profit organization, which has won the support and trust of millions in Turkey and around the...
ECtHR to announce judgment on jailed author and journalist Altan 4 years after his...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will on Tuesday announce its judgment in the case of jailed author and journalist Ahmet Altan, four...
Turkish gov’t detains pastry shop owner, 20 other businessmen over alleged Gülen links
Twenty-one businessmen including Mehmet Tahir Sekizkardeş, the owner of the Görgülü pastry shop chain, were detained on Thursday over their alleged links to the...
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