Turkish teacher jailed over alleged Gülen links recounts losing wife and son while fleeing...
A former Turkish teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement has spoken publicly for the first time about losing his wife and...
Court in eastern Turkey convicts members of family mistreated by police during house raid
A court in eastern Turkey has sentenced to prison two women from a family that suffered mistreatment at the hands of police officers in...
Past Gülen ties, not only arrest warrants, can prove risk in Turkey sufficient for...
A Belgian appeals court has recognized a former teacher from Turkey as a refugee, ruling that his past ties to the faith-based Gülen movement...
Imam suspended for criticizing Turkish government policy on Israel
An imam in eastern Turkey has been suspended due to his criticism of Turkish government policy on Israel’s war against Hamas, Turkish Minute reported,...
Social media campaign urges release of critically ill Turkish inmate
A social media campaign has called for the release of Abdullah Tırpan, a 74-year-old critically ill inmate imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based...
280 journalists appeared in court in Turkey in 2023: report
A total of 280 journalists appeared in at least 821 hearings in Turkish courts throughout 2023, according to a new report released by the...
UN rapporteurs raise concern over prosecution, legal pressure on female environmental defenders in Turkey
UN special rapporteurs have expressed concern that two female environmental defenders in Turkey have faced prosecution, arrest and other legal pressure for their peaceful...
Turkey’s top court delivers another ruling against internet censorship
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found rights violations in an access ban imposed on news websites Yüksekova Haber and Zap Haber in 2016, adding to...
Turkey blocks Instagram account of LGBTI+ rights group, Pride social media pages
Turkey on Tuesday blocked access to the Instagram account of one of the country’s leading LGBTI+ advocacy groups, along with several Pride-related social media...
Journalist sent to prison in İstanbul to serve sentence on terrorism charges
A Turkish journalist was sent to prison in İstanbul after his conviction on terrorism-related charges was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeals, Turkish...
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