Turkey blocks exiled journalist Dündar’s YouTube channel over protest call
An İstanbul court has ordered a block on the YouTube channel of journalist living in exile Can Dündar, citing “national security and public order”...
PACE urges Turkey to uphold Strasbourg court rulings, release Osman Kavala
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on Thursday urging Turkey to comply with the judgments of the European Court of...
Turkey orders detention of 113 people over alleged Gülen links in 2 investigations
Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the detention of 113 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement as part of two separate investigations,...
Researcher, teacher face legal action on charges of blasphemy, insulting Atatürk
A research assistant at Adnan Menderes University in Turkey's western province of Aydın and an imam-hatip schoolteacher in the southern Turkish province of Antalya...
103 journalists tried, 10 arrested in Turkey in second quarter of 2025
Turkish authorities arrested 10 journalists and launched new prosecutions against dozens more in the second quarter of 2025, according to a new report by...
Turkish Medical Association condemns gender-based violence in new statement
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) issued a statement on Tuesday condemning gender-based violence and femicide, calling on Turkish authorities to act against increasing cases,...
Judges and prosecutors refuse to process complaints about threats against rights activists, opposition deputy...
An opposition lawmaker has filed criminal complaints against 21 prosecutors and three judges who refused to process criminal complaints regarding insults and threats made...
Female student who ‘insulted’ Atatürk arrested by Turkish court
A 21-year-old female university student who was detained for “insulting” Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, was arrested by a...
Turkey blocks access to Kurdish news agency ANF, citing national security
A court in Turkey has blocked access to the website of the Fırat News Agency (ANF) on the grounds of protecting national security and...
Turkish journalist briefly detained for disseminating ‘misinformation’
Turkish authorities on Wednesday briefly detained journalist Dinçer Gökçe on accusations of spreading misinformation due to a news report claiming that two convicted mob...
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