Turkish gov’t withdraws support for festival over reinstated film on purge victims
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry announced on Thursday that it has withdrawn its support for a film festival after the organizing committee reversed its...
Diyarbakır Bar calls on Turkish authorities to halt expulsion of 39 Afghans
The Diyarbakır Bar Association has called on Turkish authorities to halt the expulsion of 39 Afghan asylum seekers who were detained on September 19,...
Turkish prosecutor investigates journalist for calling Iranian regime ‘bloody’
Mehmet Sanrı, a correspondent in İstanbul who works for the Erbil-based Kurdistan TV, found himself the target of a Turkish prosecutor for calling the...
Turkey opens fourth probe into opposition leader over remarks about controversial prosecutor
Turkish prosecutors have launched a fourth investigation into Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), over his criticism of Istanbul’s...
Opposition party vice chair acknowledges systematic torture of supporters of the Gülen movement
Ahmet Zeki Üçok, vice chair of the nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party, after a visit to two journalists who were recently imprisoned, said they...
12 int’l NGOs and journalism organizations examine threats to press freedom in Turkey
Twelve international NGOs and journalism organizations are on a three-day mission to Turkey to investigate serious, continued threats to independent journalism in the country.
The...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 149 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Friday issued detention warrants for 149 people, mostly military officers, as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Turkey’s media regulator threatens pro-opposition BirGün TV with ban, critics cite weaponization of licensing
Turkey’s media watchdog has given pro-opposition outlet BirGün TV 72 hours to apply for a license or face an access ban, a move opposition...
8 years on, victims’ lawyers demand accountability for Ankara train station bombings
On the eighth anniversary of the biggest terrorist attack in the history of the Turkish Republic, lawyers for the victims’ families are still demanding...
Turkish mob boss claims his name is on a hit list with dissident journalists
Notorious Turkish mob boss Sedat Peker has said he heard about a hit list that includes his name along with those of dissident Turkish...
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