Ailing former police chief dies of heart attack in prison vehicle

Former police chief Necip Bulut, 50, an inmate who suffered from cardiac disease, died of a heart attack on Wednesday in a prison vehicle...

Court releases 2 Boğaziçi students from pre-trial detention in case involving Kaaba poster

An İstanbul court has released two Boğaziçi University students from pre-trial detention in the first hearing of a case in which they, along with...

Int’l organizations decry Turkish court’s verdicts for Zaman journalists, calling them ‘perversion of justice’

International organizations including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee...

Turkey marks Human Rights Day with 21 journalists behind bars

Turkey is celebrating Human Rights Day this year in an environment where 21 journalists are behind bars, reflecting concerns over the growing use of...

Press Freedom in Turkey: 2022 in Review

The Turkish government renewed its assault on press freedom in 2022 ahead of the 2023 presidential election, including imprisoning journalists, using the regulatory authorities...

Turkey’s far-right MHP spreading racist propaganda abroad, says German gov’t

Turkey's far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has been increasingly exerting influence over the Turkish government and spreading racist propaganda abroad, the German federal government...

Religious rights of Erdem, a jailed opposition politician, denied by Turkish authorities

Eren Erdem, a former deputy of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been denied his right to a visit from a cleric...

Turkish government’s educational reforms disrupt student’s schooling

The Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s education reforms have significantly disrupted students' schooling, leading to widespread uncertainty and interruptions in education, the Birgün daily reported.  Journalists...

Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 million people: WHO

Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on...

Jailed Turkish academic hospitalized due to COVID-19

Renowned Turkish academic and political scientist Prof. Dr. Sedat Laçiner, who was jailed as part of a political crackdown on dissent in the wake...

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