Turkish government working on technology to block use of VPN

Amid concerns over the government’s increased grip on the Internet due to a recent regulation governing online media outlets, an expert at the Turkish...

219 pregnant women, mothers detained or arrested over Gülen links in 4 years: report

A total of 219 pregnant women and women with children under six years of age were arbitrarily detained or arrested over their suspected links...

US Rep. Pascrell slams decision to drop charges against Turkish president’s bodyguards

The rule of law must take precedence over political expediency in the case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s bodyguards, said US Rep. Bill Pascrell,...

CPJ calls on Spain to release journalist arrested on Turkish warrant

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Spanish authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Hamza Yalçın, a writer for the leftist Turkish...

Turkish gov’t detains 777 people over links to Gülen movement in past week

The Turkish government has detained a total of 777 people over the past week (June 25-July 2) as part of its massive post-coup witch...

Cornered Erdoğan to US: You can’t convict Turkey with virtual courts

As Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab revealed his tactics and accomplices in the Turkish government in violating US sanctions on Iran in a New...

Switzerland jails a journalist who fled Turkey and applied for asylum

Switzerland has denied the right of asylum to Mustafa Mamay, a Kurdish-Turkish journalist who was sentenced to six years in prison by the Turkish...

Two expelled educators detained on 75th day of their hunger strike

https://youtu.be/2C14r_8J5CU Turkish police, after midnight on Sunday, have raided the houses belonging to Semih Özakça and Nuriye Gülmen, educators who went on a hunger strike...

RSF calls on EU leaders to insist on press freedom at summit with Turkey

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written a letter to European Union leaders in advance of an EU-Turkey summit in Varna, Bulgaria, on March 26...

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...
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