Nişanyan, renowned Turkish-Armenian intelectual, applied for political asylum in Greece
Renowned Turkish-Armenian intelectual, linguist and writer Sevan Nişanyan, who escaped from a Turkish prison two weeks ago after having been jailed in 2014 on...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP sends message of support to HDP’s ‘Justice Watch’
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has sent a support message to a “Justice Watch” launched by the Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)...
Journalism seen as crime only in totalitarian regimes, says jailed Cumhuriyet reporter Şık
Cumhuriyet daily reporter Ahmet Şık, who was detained on Dec. 22 and arrested on Dec. 30, 2016 on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda, said...
EU commissioner says Turkey is distancing itself from European values
Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner for neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations, has said Turkey is rapidly distancing itself from European values and that this...
Former Zaman columnist Ünal faces 2 consecutive life sentences in Turkey
Ali Ünal, a 62-year-old journalist and writer who used to write columns for the government-closed Zaman newspaper, faces 2 aggravated life sentences and additional...
Erdoğanist media goes on Germany-bashing despite of sharp twist by Erdoğan gov’t
Despite of the radical twist in the Turkish government's approach towards Germany under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, pro-Erdoğan media has...
Up to 15 years in prison sought for 21 former TRT staff due to...
A prosecutor has drafted an indictment seeking up to 15 years in prison for 21 former state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) staff...
Medical school in Turkey refuses to publish scientific study due to references to evolution...
An academic article of a medical doctor from Turkey’s Marmara University Medical School has been denied by the faculty management who said it would...
Cumhuriyet journalists appear in Turkish court 267 days after their arrest
Trial of 17 suspects, including Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November 2016, began at an İstanbul court on Monday 267...
Over 16,450 people face legal actions over ‘acting against press law’ in Turkey under...
Under the rule of Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of the Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since 2002, a total of 16,458...
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