15 bar associations slam defacing of Kurdish-language traffic signs
Fifteen bar associations from Turkey’s Kurdish-majority regions have issued a joint statement condemning the defacing of Kurdish traffic signs, allegedly under the supervision of...
Turkey summons Sweden’s ambassador over ‘insulting’ TV show
Turkey summoned Sweden’s ambassador Wednesday after an “insulting” television broadcast, as relations between the two countries remain strained over Stockholm’s bid for membership in...
Amid a culture of impunity, court changes prison sentence of soldier who ran over...
In the case of special sergeant S.K., who killed 85-year-old Pakize Hazar in June 2017 with an armored vehicle in a street closed to...
Turkish opposition lawmaker says media bill would reimpose pressure on critical outlets
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has criticized a media bill currently before parliament, saying it would restore punitive powers to Turkey’s official advertising agency despite...
Wikimedia Foundation: Turkish minister ‘seriously misrepresented’ Wikipedia’s editing model
The Wikimedia Foundation has responded in an open letter to a May 18 statement made by Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime, and Communications Ahmet...
Woman arrested after criticizing Erdoğan for Instagram ban in street interview
A Turkish court has arrested a woman who criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a recent ban on the Instagram social media network in...
92 migrants found on Greek-Turkish border
Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river from Turkey into Greece, Athens said Sunday, a...
Kurdish man picnicking in SE Turkey injured after security forces fire warning shots
Turkish security forces on Wednesday allegedly fired above the heads of a group of Kurdish men having a picnic in an open field in...
US senator tells American businesses to avoid investing in Turkey
US Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma told American businessman he would not recommend going to Turkey for business due to its poor treatment of US citizens, during...
2 journalists dead, 1 injured in alleged Turkish drone attack in Sulaymaniyah
A suspected Turkish drone strike killed two journalists and injured another in Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaymaniyah province on Friday, according to the Committee to Protect...
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