CPJ urges Turkey not to contest appeals of veteran journalists Altan, Ilıcak
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkish authorities to stop opposing the appeals of veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak following their...
Turkey blocks access to 27 popular VPN services amid tightening internet restrictions
Turkey has expanded its crackdown on internet access by banning 27 popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, according to the Freedom of Expression Association.The...
Boğaziçi University rector appoints himself as faculty dean in controversial move
Naci İnci, who was appointed rector of Boğaziçi University by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in August 2021 despite his high disapproval rating, on...
HDP lawmaker belatedly receives prestigious human rights award
Human rights defender and lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has received the 19th Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Freedom of...
Dismissed public worker convicted over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer at 49
Enver Aydın, a former road maintenance worker who was dismissed from public service and convicted on terrorism-related charges over alleged links to the faith-based...
Turkish teacher with life-threatening anemia returned to prison despite deteriorating health
A Turkish teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement has been returned to prison after a brief hospitalization, even as doctors said...
2 soldiers arrested in eastern Turkey for allegedly raping Afghan refugee
Two soldiers in Turkey’s eastern Van province have been arrested for allegedly raping an Afghan refugee as they were taking a group of refugees to...
Turkey jails both parents of seriously ill child over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have arrested both parents of a 4-year-old child receiving treatment for tuberculosis, despite a hospital report stating that he needs maternal care,...
The Year in Review: Press Freedom
The Turkish government continued to muzzle the press in 2020 in a variety of ways, including imprisoning journalists, eliminating media outlets, overseeing the purchase...
Family of military cadet lynched by mob on coup night ordered to pay compensation
The family of Murat Tekin, who was killed by a mob on the Bosporus Bridge on the night of a 2016 failed coup in...
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