3 journalists released pending trial, 3 kept in jail for reporting intel officer’s killing...
A trial started on Wednesday for seven Turkish journalists charged with revealing state secrets in their coverage of the death of a Turkish intelligence...
Turkish government detains 774 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement in a...
Turkish government has detained at least 774 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement in the week of September 11-18, 2017, according...
Court sentences journalist Coşkun over her report on favoritism for jurists
Journalist Canan Coşkun has been penalized by an Istanbul court to pay a fine in amount of 12,600 TL (3.060 euro) over her report...
Turkish gov’t to introduce Internet censorship with ban on sex cult leader’s broadcasts
The Turkish government is planning to grant the authority to censor Internet TV channels to Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) under the...
Switzerland jails a journalist who fled Turkey and applied for asylum
Switzerland has denied the right of asylum to Mustafa Mamay, a Kurdish-Turkish journalist who was sentenced to six years in prison by the Turkish...
Bulgarian journalists sent letters to Turkish colleagues in jail ahead of Varna summit
The Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria) sent letters to journalists jailed in Turkey as a sign of solidarity with them.
A huge number of media...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP begins ‘march of justice’ in protest of deputy’s arrest
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Thursday kicked off a “march of justice” from Turkey’s capital Ankara to İstanbul in protest of...
İHD report: 7,907 rights violations took place in Turkey’s SE in 3 months
A report released by the Diyarbakır branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD) has revealed that a total of 7,907 rights violations took place...
Detention warrants issued for Sözcü daily’s owner, 3 employees over alleged Gülen links
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for the owner of the leading opposition newspaper Sözcü as well as three of...
Turkish journalist Yücel criticizes Erdoğan visit to Germany as he accepts media award
Deniz Yücel, a German-Turkish journalist who remained in pre-trial detention in Turkey for about one year, criticized the German president for inviting Turkish President...
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Erdogan’s Long Arm: The Case of Senegal
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Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to the West African nation of Senegal, specifically targeting members of the Gülen movement, using...
Clampdown on foreign journalists in Turkey
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Turkey, the most notorious country in the world in terms of jailing journalists, with 237 currently behind bars, has also come after foreign...
Free Thought under Siege in Turkey: the Crackdown on Education
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- Crackdown on education sector in Turkey victimized nearly 100,000 teachers and academics
The crackdown on critical thinking in Turkey with an unprecedented witch...
‘Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case of Sweden’
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Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm Center...
Kurdish political movement under crackdown in Turkey: The case of the HDP
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- New report highlights crackdown on Kurdish political movement in Turkey
The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government...
Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case Of Norway
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- Erdoğan’s long arm reaches to Norway, targeting critics of Turkish government
Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to Norway using...
Turkey Cracks Down On Health Care Professionals
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- New research shows Turkey’s purge destroyed lives of 21,000 health care workers
More than 21,000 health care professionals including doctors, nurses, medical professors,...
Tortured to Death: Holding Gökhan Açıkkollu’s Killers To Account
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- A new report uncovers a murder of detained teacher in Turkey due to torture
Deaths in detentions and prisons due to torture, abuse...
Abuse Of The Interpol System By Turkey
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- Turkey weaponised Interpol system to persecute critics, new study exposes
The Turkish government’s blatant abuse of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to...
Erdoğan’s Rule by Royal Decree: Turkey’s Contempt for The Rule of Law
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- New research decodes how Turkey brands law abiding & peaceful people as terrorists
The authoritarian government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s open contempt...