Tens of thousands gather in İstanbul’s Maltepe to demand justice
As a “March for Justice” launched by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on June 15 in Ankara reached İstanbul...
Veteran journalist Çetinkaya faces risk of dying in Turkish jail
“I don’t want to lose my dad” a message posted on Twitter by Rahime Gül Çetinkaya whose father, a veteran journalist, faces risk of...
Twitter follow lists considered evidence of terrorist organization membership
An indictment of six journalists has revealed that Twitter follow lists can be considered evidence of membership in a terrorist organization, the t24 news...
Turkey sends note of protest to Germany over anti-Erdoğan installation
Turkey sent a diplomatic note to Germany on Tuesday protesting an installation by artist Philipp Ruch depicting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan along...
Interior Ministry: 39 detained in one week due to social media posts in Turkey
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that at least 39 people were detained over the past week on charges of disseminating propaganda on...
Former Zaman columnist sentenced to 50 months in jail for threatening Erdoğan
An İstanbul court on Tuesday handed down a prison sentence of four years, two months to former Zaman daily columnist Mümtaz’er Türköne on charges...
Turkey Purge: 1,895 people detained, 992 people jailed in past 15 days over coup...
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement and the citizens from Turkey’s Kurdish minority...
Journalist Gülseven, detained over alleged insult to Turkey’s Erdoğan, released
The chief editor of the Redaktif website, Hakan Gülseven, who was detained on Friday in Balıkesir province on charges of insulting Turkey's autocratic President...
German beverage firm uses anti-Erdoğan posters to create public awareness against authoritarianism
Germany's beverage company Fritzkola has printed posters to create an awareness about increasing authoritarianism around the world and against the G-20 Summit in the...
15 more detained for allegedly insulting Turkey’s autocratic President Erdoğan
Fourteen people in İzmir and the chief editor of the Redaktif website, Hakan Gülseven, in Balıkesir were detained on Friday morning on grounds of...
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