Turkish gov’t furious over harshest report ever released by EU on Turkey
The Turkish government led Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is furious over a report released on Tuesday by the European Commission that is the most critical...
Report by European Commission urges Turkish gov’t to lift state of emergency without delay
The European Commission has stated in it 2018 report on Turkey that the Turkish government should lift an ongoing state of emergency without delay...
Turkish-German journalist Adil Demirci arrested by a court in İstanbul
Turkish-German journalist and translator Adil Demirci, a reporter for left-leaning Etkin news agency (ETHA) was arrested by a Turkish court and sent to prison...
Turkish historian Ayşe Hür sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison over...
A Turkish court sentenced Ayşe Hür, a Turkish historian, columnist and TV commentator, to 1 year and 3 month in prison over her social...
Turkish court sentences Islamic scholar to 6 years and 3 months in prison over...
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday to sentence Turkish writer and anti-capitalist Islamic scholar İhsan Eliaçık to 6 years and 3 months in prison and...
EU Commission: Turkey’s membership hopes at an all-time low
Turkey will receive the most damning evaluation yet of its European Union accession hopes, more than a decade after it launched its bid to...
Doğan sells book store chain D&R to pro-gov’t Turkuvaz Group
Doğan Holding has sold Turkey’s largest bookstore chain, D&R, to the Turkuvaz Media Group, which is known to be close to Turkey’s ruling Justice...
Turkish police detain 3 ETHA journalists in İstanbul
Etkin News Agency (ETHA) editor Semiha Şahin and reporters Pınar Gayıp and Adil Demirci were reportedly detained by İstanbul police during raids on their...
Turkish court sentences jailed journalist Soncan without allowing him access to evidence
A Turkish court on April 10 handed down a prison sentence of seven-and-a-half years on terror charges to journalist Emre Soncan (36), who is...
Turkey’s main opposition party takes sale of Doğan media to Competition Authority
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed a complaint with the Competition Authority regarding the recent sale of the Doğan Media Group...
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