Turkish gov’t prosecutes 208 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 710 social media accounts and taken legal action against 208 users over the last week, the Turkish Interior Ministry...
Turkish banker Atilla’s lawyers ask judge to ‘temper justice with mercy’ in a lesser...
Lawyers for Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla, who was convicted in New York federal court in January of violating US sanctions on Iran, asked...
Turkey’s terrorism financing law targeting freedom of association draws concern from UN
UN special rapporteurs in a joint letter sent to the Turkish government on February 11 expressed serious concern about Turkey’s new terrorism financing legislation...
Turkey takes crackdown on press freedom beyond its borders, seeks extradition of journalist from...
In a new effort to silence government critics abroad, a Turkish court has requested the extradition of a Turkish journalist who is living in...
Turkey’s Erdoğan sues main opposition leader for TL 150,000 in non-pecuniary damages
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday filed a lawsuit against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for TL 150,000...
Establishment of emergency rule commission may be finalized in July
The establishment of a commission that will hear complaints from people who have been affected by emergency rule that was declared in the aftermath...
Prominent Turkish figures call for release of jailed HDP deputies
Over 440 intellectuals, politicians and writers, including jailed journalist Hasan Cemal, former Taraf daily Editor-in-Chief Yasemin Çongar, Kurdish writer Tarık Ziya Ekinci and Kurdish...
Turkey’s competition board fines Google $15 million
Turkey’s competition authority said on Thursday it had fined Google some 93 million Turkish Lira ($15 million) for violating competition laws with its mobile...
Abducted men show physical and mental signs of torture: families
Families of four Gülen followers who appeared in police custody after being missing since February revealed that their loved ones might have been subjected...
Greek parliament speaker Voustis visits jailed Greek soldiers in Turkey
Greek Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis on Wednesday visited Lt. Aggelos Mitredotis and noncommissioned officer Dimitros Kouklatzis, Greek soldiers who have been detained in Turkey since March...
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