Turkish government bans access to critical Ahval news website
The Turkish Telecommunications Authority (BTK) on Wednesday imposed an access ban on the critical news website ahvalnews.com as the Turkish government’s crackdown on the...
İstanbul Municipality shuts down magazine for publishing graffiti reading ‘Erdo-gone’
İstanbul Municipality has shut down its '1453 Culture and Art Magazine' for featuring a graffiti that reads: “Erdo-gone! Inshallah Mashallah” in its latest issue. According...
Turkish gov’t systematically denies consular services to critics abroad
The refusal of counselor services to own nationals by Turkish embassies and consulates in a flagrant violation of Turkey’s international commitments as well as...
Turkish justice minister says some 50,000 jailed over alleged Gülen links
Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül on Sunday said 49,697 people have been jailed as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, which...
Forensics council shouldn’t be only decision-maker in ill inmates’ cases, medical union chair says
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a prominent human rights activist, doctor of forensic medicine and head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), has said Turkey’s Council...
Turkish border forces detain 4 people over Gülen links while trying to flee to...
Turkish border security forces on Monday detained four people identified as İ.A., Ç.B., T.B. and M.A. in the border zone of Edirne province over...
HRW calls on May to speak out on human rights during Erdoğan’s visit
David Mepham, the UK director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to use the visit of Turkish President...
Jailed Gülen sympathisers accused of ‘not supporting Turkish national football team’
A man from Turkey's Iğdır province identified as A.B., who shared a cell with people jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement, told Turkish...
Businessman jailed over Gülen links dies of cancer after his belated release from prison
Businessman İsmet Torun, 53, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer during his 38-month incarceration on terrorism charges, died in Ankara on Monday after his...
Turkey examining CCTV footage for clues in Saudi journalist disappearance
Turkish investigators are examining CCTV footage showing the moment missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the kingdom’s consulate general in Istanbul and the movements...
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