Use of Skype, Tango, TikTok, WhatsApp can be considered terrorist activity in Turkey
The use of popular social networking and communication platforms such as Facebook, Skype, Tango, WhatsApp, Coco, Kakao, Falco, Coverme and TikTok may very well...
Opposition deputy calls for release of jailed journalist diagnosed with stage 4 cancer
A jailed Turkish journalist was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, an opposition deputy reported, calling on the government to release him for proper treatment...
Kurdish politician Demirtaş’s life at risk behind bars due to coronavirus, says his wife
Başak Demirtaş, the wife of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, said in a podcast that her husband’s life is at serious risk due to...
RSF: Turkey is the world’s biggest jailer of professional journalists
Turkey has moved up three places to 154th in Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) 2020 World Press Freedom Index, which examines the status of press...
In a gruesome case of recidivism, prisoner released under recent amnesty batters his daughter...
A man who was imprisoned for stabbing his wife a year ago murdered his daughter after his release from prison under a recently enacted...
37 int’l NGOs call for release of pretrial detainees in Turkey due to coronavirus...
A total of 37 NGOs from Turkey, Europe and around the world released a joint statement on Friday calling on Turkish authorities to reduce...
Man who benefited from coronavirus amnesty law commits murder in İzmir
A man who was recently released from prison as part of an amnesty law passed by the Turkish parliament to curb the spread of...
Ministry says more than 5,000 TSK members under investigation over Gülen links
The Turkish Defense Ministry has announced that there are ongoing investigations into 5,034 members and staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) over their...
80-year-old man interrogated for insulting Turkish president due to his Facebook likes
An 80-year-old man was taken into police custody and interrogated on accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan because he “liked” some posts...
‘Not just coronavirus but injustice also kills,’ jailed journalist says
Büşra Erdal, a jailed journalist struggling with a judicial system that has deteriorated since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, said in a...
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