Turkish court bars jailed preacher Alparslan Kuytul’s weekend family visits
A Turkish court upheld a prison administration’s refusal to allow the children of jailed Islamic preacher and government critic Alparslan Kuytul to visit him...
Turkey fines 2 TV stations again over coverage of fund scandal, jailed journalist
Turkey's broadcasting regulator on Wednesday fined two television stations for the second time in less than two weeks over coverage of a jailed journalist...
Turkish police detain 4 students protesting jailing of peers over banner
Turkish police briefly detained four university students in İstanbul on Wednesday after they protested the jailing of two students over a banner calling for...
Imprisoned mothers in Turkey say they cannot accompany babies to medical appointments: report
Some mothers imprisoned with their babies in Turkey said they avoided seeking medical care for their infants because prison staff would not allow them...
Turkish police monitored Erdoğan critics at protests in Norway, Finland and Denmark: report
Turkish police monitored peaceful demonstrations by critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Norway, Finland and Denmark, identifying participants allegedly linked to the faith-based...
Turkish academics report widespread self-censorship amid fears of investigations, dismissal: studies
Academics at Turkish universities say fears of disciplinary investigations, dismissal and obstacles to promotion have led them to censor their teaching, research and social...
Turkish prosecutors investigate lawyer over criticism of judges at bar election
Turkish prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a lawyer and constitutional law professor over remarks he made during an İstanbul Bar Association election...
Turkey briefly detains 2 Sözcü editors over report misidentifying university students as high schoolers
Two senior editors at Turkey’s opposition Sözcü newspaper were briefly detained in an investigation reportedly over an article that mistakenly identified two jailed university...
Erdoğan warns opponents against organizing mass protests like those in Europe
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on Monday that Turkey would not “surrender to the streets,” cautioning opponents against taking inspiration from a wave...
56 detained in corruption probe targeting opposition-run district municipality in İstanbul
Turkish police detained 56 people, including five deputy mayors and two city council members, on Tuesday in a corruption investigation targeting the Bakırköy district...
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