Turkish regulator orders 10-day blackout of pro-opposition TV channel
Turkey’s media watchdog has ordered a 10-day broadcast blackout of pro-opposition Sözcü TV, starting June 1, penalizing the station for its coverage of nationwide...
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EU’s Turkey rapporteur visits jailed İstanbul mayor, says Turkey’s EU future ‘begins in Silivri’
Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, visited jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Friday at Marmara Prison in Silivri, expressing strong...
Top court rules Turkey violated rights of Gülen-linked teacher abducted from Kazakhstan
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[Interview] Beaten, abused and threatened with harm to his family, Turkish teacher recounts harrowing...
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Covert deal hints Sweden traded release of Swedish reporter for crackdown on exiled Turkish...
Sweden may have quietly agreed to disrupt the activities of Turkish journalists living in exile within its borders in exchange for the release of...
Turkey targets İstanbul city officials, mayors in expanding crackdown on opposition
Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 47 city officials, district mayors and staff across İstanbul, whose mayor, the main political rival of President...
Turkey targets mayors, İstanbul city officials in expanding crackdown on opposition
Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 47 city officials, district mayors and staff across İstanbul, whose mayor, the main political rival of President...
EU’s Turkey rapporteur visits jailed İstanbul mayor, says Turkey’s EU future ‘begins in Silivri’
Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, visited jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Friday at Marmara Prison in Silivri, expressing strong...
Turkish court releases 14 students arrested during protests over İmamoğlu detention
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of 14 students pending trial who were jailed for over two months following demonstrations protesting the...
İstanbul Bar executive freed pending trial on terrorism charges
Fırat Epözdemir, a board member of the İstanbul Bar Association who is standing trial on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and disseminating...
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