Wife of jailed CHP deputy Berberoğlu slams lack of justice in Turkey due to...
Oya Berberoğlu, the wife of jailed Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, has lashed out at the lack of justice in Turkey, saying...
Inmates punished for cartoon allegedly insulting Turkish President Erdoğan in prison publication
Six inmates in a prison in the northwestern province of Bolu have been given 10 days of solitary confinement as punishment for allegedly insulting...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 285 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 349 social media accounts and taken legal action against 285 users over the last week (Sept.24-Oct.1) on accusations of...
Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate
Saudi Arabia on Saturday admitted that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in İstanbul, state media said, two weeks after his...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 142 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 171 social media accounts and taken legal action against 142 users over the last week (Oct. 29-Nov. 5) on accusations...
Owner of closed Kurdish daily faces 15 years in prison
A court in Diyarbakir on Monday accepted an indictment asking for 15 years in prison for the owner of the now-shut-down Kurdish daily Azadiya...
Senior economy editor arrested on terrorism charges
Former senior economy editor and the author of a number of books Zafer Özcan (45) was arrested in western Akhisar province on Thursday as...
Veteran journalist sentenced to 6 years, 10 months in prison
The İstanbul 35th High Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced veteran journalist Mehmet Gündem to six years, 10 months, 15 days on charges of membership...
Turkish authorities impose advertising ban on Evrensel daily over critical reporting
Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), the state body responsible for regulating publicly funded advertisements in the media, has imposed a 10-day advertising ban on...
AI: Turkish gov’t using COVID-19 pandemic as excuse to further stifle freedom of expression
The Turkish authorities are using criminal law provisions to target people who discuss the COVID-19 pandemic online from a critical perspective, according to a...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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