Turkish man released over harassing ex-girlfirend, arrested for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan
A Turkish man in Hatay province who was detained and later released pending trial on charges of harassing his ex-girlfriend has reportedly been re-arrested...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 119 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Eskişehir and Erzincan chief public prosecutor’s offices on Wednesday issued detention warrants for over 95 people as part of an investigation into the...
Turkish journalist Yazgan sentenced to 9 years in prison based on anonymous letter
Vahit Yazgan, the former bureau chief of the shuttered Zaman daily in Turkey’s western province of İzmir, was sentenced to eight years, nine months...
Czech Republic rejects Turkish government’s terrorism accusations following Muslim’s release
The Czech Republic has rejected accusations made by the Turkish government that it supports terrorism after the release on bail of Salih Muslim, the...
Turkish gov’t bans upcoming Women’s Day celebrations in Diyarbakır
The Turkish government has banned celebrations of the upcoming International Women's Day in Diyarbakır province, Kurdistan24 reported on Wednesday.
According to the report the Turkish...
Turkish court sentences jailed journalist Altan to 6 years for ‘supporting’ PKK and ‘insulting’...
An İstanbul court on Wednesday sentenced prominent Turkish novelist and editor-in-chief of the now-closed Taraf newspaper Ahmet Altan, who was sentenced by another court to...
Pro-Kurdish HDP deputies to avoid Turkish Parliament sessions for 2 days
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on Wednesday announced that its deputies would not participate in sessions of the Turkish Parliament for the next...
Turkish state-run TRT bans broadcasting of 208 songs
The state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has banned the broadcasting of a total of 208 songs, 142 Turkish and 66 Kurdish, on...
OSCE urges Turkish gov’t not to adopt new Internet bill
Harlem Désir, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media, on Tuesday shared a legal review with...
Turkish court refuses to release Zaman journalist Ünal after 18 months in jail
A high criminal court in the western Turkish province of Uşak has refused to release Ali Ünal, a theologian and a former columnist for...
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