Turkish journalist investigated over report on competitive exam-free appointment of Türk Telekom CEO’s daughter
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into journalist İsmail Arı over his reporting on the appointment of the daughter Ebubekir Şahin, CEO of Türk...
Second round of presidential election well run, but restrictions created unlevel playing field: int’l...
The second round of the presidential election in Turkey was well run, but media bias and ongoing restrictions to freedom of expression created an...
Turkish court orders arrest of 54 in latest Gülen movement crackdown
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of 54 of 70 people detained last week in coordinated raids across four provinces as part...
Ankara court reinstates dismissed ‘Peace Academic,’ orders compensation for damages sustained
The Ankara 21st Administrative Court has announced its decision to reinstate academic Mine Gencel Bek, who was dismissed from her job by an emergency...
Turkish gov’t ‘weaponizing the justice system’ to ‘remove İmamoğlu from politics’: HRW
Turkish authorities are using criminal prosecutions and pretrial detention to push İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate,...
Victim of Erdoğan’s post-coup crackdown arrested in Turkey after pushback by Greece
A woman who was pushed back to Turkey from Greece, where she fled to escape imprisonment on trumped-up charges, has been arrested by Turkish...
2 Turkmen activists who disappeared in Turkey still missing, fueling fears of unlawful deportation
Two Turkmen activists who disappeared after being released from a Turkish deportation center under a Constitutional Court ruling suspending their removal remain missing, fueling...
Brother of young woman killed in police shooting dies by suicide
The brother of a young woman who was shot and killed during a police raid on her family home in 2015 died by suicide...
Turkey earns worst due process score globally after sharp decline in freedoms under Erdoğan:...
Turkey has experienced one of the sharpest declines in freedoms globally over the past two decades under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, receiving the lowest...
İstanbul governor bans march aimed at calling attention to suppression of Kurdish language
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has banned a march aimed at drawing attention to the suppression of the Kurdish language and Kurds’ longstanding demand for...
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