Theater play on ‘dictatorship’ not allowed to be staged in Turkey’s Artvin
A theater play, titled “Just Dictator,” by Turkish actor Barış Atay was denied permission to use a theater hall in the city center due...
Turkey’s main opposition leader: Government uses emergency rule to fight opposition
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed the intention to extend the state of emergency for the sixth time...
Turkey’s Erdoğan tops world leaders in two CPJ ‘press oppressor awards’
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has named Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the winner of several categories in their recognition of...
Jailed Turkish columnist Altan challenges: “If they show me a ‘criminal evidence,’ I’ll be...
"If they show me a 'criminal evidence' defined in today's criminal legislation, I will be in jail as long as I live," challenged Mehmet Altan,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says he informed France’s Macron about ‘so-called’ journalists
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he informed French President Emmanuel Macron about “so-called” journalists in Turkish jails during a visit to Paris,...
French President urges respect for rule of law in talks with Turkey’s Erdoğan
French President Emmanuel Macron told Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday that democratic countries had to respect the rule of law in...
Journalist Ünal’s request for release denied by Turkish court despite his 17 months behind...
A request by Ali Ünal, a former columnist of the now-defunct Zaman daily, to be released pending trial was denied by a Turkish court although...
Report: Erdoğan constructing new regime in Turkey by gov’t decrees under rule of emergency
Brussels-based Platform for Peace and Justice (PPJ) has released a new report and underlined that a new regime is being built by the Justice and...
New case filed against Ahmet Şık over denunciation of Turkish state-run news agency informant
A Turkish court files of a new case against jailed investigative journalist Ahmet Şık show that the informant against him was a reporter for...
France Judicial Union urges Macron to require Erdoğan to release jailed lawyers
The France Judicial Union has sent a mail to French President Emmanuel Macron, who is going to host Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
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