Turkey’s OHAL Commission decides to reinstate 310 out of 12,000 applicants dismissed by gov’t...
The State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission) has examined the cases of 12,000 applicants who were dismissed by government decrees under a...
Greek and Turkish hackers trade retaliatory cyberattacks
Brazen cyberattacks are straining relations between Greece and Turkey, two nations with a considerable shared past and history of tense ties, with Greek experts...
Journalist Can Ataklı to stand trial over negative comments on TV
Turkish journalist Can Ataklı has been indicted for comments critical of a dress code that allowed a public school teacher appear wearing a headscarf...
Turkish woman detained due to Gülen links shortly after delivery in Bursa
Elif Aslaner, a religious education teacher, who gave birth to a baby on Wednesday at a private hospital in Bursa, was detained due to...
Justice Ministry says 69,301 students behind bars in Turkey
Turkey's Justice Ministry has announced that 69,301 students were currently behind bars in Turkish prisons, reported by Bianet on Monday.
Responding to parliamentary inquiry of...
Turkish gov’t refuses to allow pro-Kurdish HDP co-chairs visit Demirtaş in prison
An appeal filed by Sezai Temelli and Pervin Buldan, the co-chairs of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), to visit HDP's jailed presidential candidate...
Journalist Kaya accused of being ‘Gülenist’ by ex-husband in prison for 10 months
Tuba Kaya, a 27-year-old reporter from the now-closed Zaman daily, was arrested on Sept. 19, 2016 after her ex-husband lodged a complaint claiming that...
Another mayor from pro-Kurdish party detained in terror investigation
Mehmet Ali Tunç, mayor of the Muradiye district in the eastern province of Van from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), was detained on...
VIDEO — EP President says democracy cannot exist without media freedom, expresses concern on...
Antonio Tajani, the president of the European Parliament, said genuine democracy cannot exist without a media freedom, expressing concerns on jailed journalists in Turkey.
Speaking...
Turkey to end state of emergency commission mandate in early 2023
The Turkish government will at the beginning of 2023 terminate the operations of a commission it set up to examine complaints from individuals who...
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