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...
Erdoğan gov’t fails to cancel UN Human Rights Council event on Turkey
The Turkish government mobilized its entire diplomatic corps in both New York and Geneva to prevent a human rights debate from taking place during...
Former CHP deputy given 4-year jail sentence on terrorism charges
Eren Erdem, a former deputy from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been handed down a jail sentence of four years, two...
Turkish entertainment TV station suspends broadcasting, claiming political pressure
Turkey’s second oldest private TV station, Flash TV, an entertainment outlet, has announced a self-imposed suspension of broadcasting for two months, claiming heavy political...
European journalists barred from summit with EU in Turkey
A number of European journalists were shut out of a meeting on Thursday between Turkish and EU officials, Turkish media reported.
The journalists were kept...
Amnesty activist Webb writes letter of solidarity to jailed journalist Parıldak
Felicity Webb, an Amnesty International activist from the UK, has written a letter of solidarity to journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who is among the dozens...
39 TRT journalists get 260 years in total on terrorism charges
The Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court has handed down jail sentences of varying lengths to journalists from state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) on charges...
Turkish gov’t secretly investigated family members of critical journalists
The Turkish government secretly investigated the family members of journalists critical of the government including their spouses and children, a document obtained by Nordic...
MİT trucks case against ultranationalist paper dropped due to statute of limitations
An İstanbul court on Thursday dropped a case against the executives of the ultranationalist Aydınlık newspaper over stories they ran in January...
UPDATED: Journalist who interviewed harassed woman briefly detained in Ankara
The Ankara Police on Thursday briefly detained Artı Gerçek reporter Derya Okatan, who interviewed a woman allegedly harassed by a policeman during...
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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...
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...