EU calls for fair trial of journalists in Turkey over Altans’ case

The European Union (EU) has called on Turkey to respect democratic standards and practices and maintain a fair trial of journalists and writers in...

Rights groups say Turkey experiencing worst period in terms of rights abuses due to...

Human rights groups in Turkey said on Monday that Turkey is experiencing its worst period in recent times in terms of human rights abuses...

CHP leader says prison cell prepared for CHP deputy Berberoğlu before court ruling

Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Monday said three prison cells were prepared in İstanbul’s Maltepe Prison for CHP...

OSCE/ODIHR final report on Turkey’s referendum recommends reviewing legal framework to secure fundamental rights...

The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Turkey’s April 16, 2017 constitutional referendum, published on Thursday,...

US says concerned over the arrest of CHP deputy Berberoğlu in Turkey

US State Department has stated its concerns on Friday over the arrest of Turkey's main opposition Republican People Party's (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu by...

EPP Group Chairman Weber writes letter to jailed Turkish journalist Alpay

As part of a campaign launched by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Manfred Weber, the European People’s Party (EPP) Group Chair in the European...

Turkish government sells properties of 8 media outlets seized from critics

Properties belonging to eight of the media outlets that the Turkish government seized under post-coup emergency rule have been put up for sale by...

İstanbul court orders not to release 6 journalists over alleged links to Gülen movement

An İstanbul court ruled on Friday to remand in custody all alleged “media leg” suspects, including journalists Nazlı Ilıcak, Mehmet Altan and novelist Ahmat...

Reuters research says 60 percent of Turks don’t trust mainstream media

Sixty percent of Turkish people do not trust the news published in the mainstream media, according to a Digital News Report published by the...

CHP official given suspended prison sentence for insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy provincial chairman of Batman province Hüseyin Yaşar has been handed down a suspended prison sentence of 11 months 20...

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