Jailed Turkish academic hospitalized due to COVID-19
Renowned Turkish academic and political scientist Prof. Dr. Sedat Laçiner, who was jailed as part of a political crackdown on dissent in the wake...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 263 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 320 social media accounts and taken legal action against 263 users over the last week (Oct.1-Oct.8) on accusations of...
AKP deputy visited General Staff headquarters on July 15, indictment reveals
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Şirin Ünal visited the headquarters of the General Staff in Ankara hours before a failed coup on July...
Officer convicted on coup charges not allowed to attend wife’s funeral
Muhammed Macit, a second lieutenant in the Turkish military who was convicted on coup charges, was not allowed to attend his wife’s funeral after...
4,464 more public servants purged in new gov’t decree in Turkey
With a new state of emergency decree issued on Tuesday, the Turkish government has dismissed 4,464 more public servants. The relentless purge that gained...
Members of European Parliament call EU to take harsher stance against Turkish government
Members of European Parliament (EP) have slammed Turkish government's anti-democratic policies and massive human rights violations in the country during a plenary session to...
Turkish broadcast regulator fines pro-opposition TELE1 TV following Ministry of Interior threats
Turkey’s broadcast regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), fined pro-opposition TELE1 TV a day after the Ministry of Interior had threatened the...
Turkey has detained 402 over ‘provocative’ coronavirus posts since March: report
Turkey has detained 402 people in the past 42 days for allegedly sharing “false and provocative” social media postings concerning the coronavirus outbreak, officials...
ECtHR questions Azerbaijani gov’t on illegal deportation of Turkish teacher over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has questioned the Azerbaijani government over the illegal deportation of Turkish national Taci Şentürk at the request of...
TBB, 80 Turkish bar associations oppose gov’t plan to amend law on lawyers
The Turkish Bar Association (TBB) and 80 bar associations across the country have released a joint statement calling for an end to the government’s...
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