Voice of America reporter Arif Aslan arrested in Turkey
Arif Aslan, a correspondent for the Voice of America (VOA) Kurdish service, was arrested today in the eastern Turkish province of Van.
He was following...
Turkey holds 235 journalists in prisons on eve of World Press Freedom Day
In the days leading up the World Press Freedom Day, Turkey stands out from the crowd by a distant margin by holding a record...
At least 6,375 women killed across Turkey under Erdoğan rule in last 15 years
At least 6,375 women were killed across Turkey in last 15 years under the rule of Justice of Development Party (AKP) led by Turkish...
US mission to OSCE calls on Turkish gov’t to end state of emergency
The US mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has called on Turkish government to bring an end to an...
PKK chieftain claims 20 Turkish officials including 2 high ranking MİT agents in their...
Mustafa Karasu, the Executive Committee Member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has claimed that the PKK has imprisoned 20 Turkish officials including 2...
Bulgarian president blasts Erdoğan, saying won’t accept lessons in democracy from Turkey
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev slammed remarks made by Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who criticized the Bulgarian government for “putting pressure” on expatriate...
Three-year prison sentence for journalist Eskin approved by Turkey’s appeal court
The prison sentence, which was given to now-closed Dicle news agnecy (DİHA) reporter İsmail Eskin, was approved by the regional appeal court on Thursday...
Wife of Şahin Alpay, a veteran journalist persecuted by Turkish gov’t, dies of cerebral...
Fatma Alpay, the wife of veteran Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Saturday morning.
She will be laid to rest in...
World famous Indian cartoonist launches campaign for jailed journalists in Turkey
A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has launched a “cartoon campaign” for raising awareness on wide-scale oppression targeting journalists...
Report: Turkish police tortured suspect, threatened to rape wife in Ramadan
A Turkish man jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement was reportedly tortured under custody while police threatened to rape his wife during...
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