Pro-gov’t media outlets least trusted in Turkey, according to global report
A report by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute has revealed that pro-government media outlets in Turkey, which are frequently criticized for acting as the propaganda...
Closure of trade unions, dismissal of workers over Gülen links violated freedom to associate,...
A UN agency setting labor standards has decided that the Turkish government violated UN conventions on labor by closing down trade unions and dismissing...
Lawyer alleges brutal assault by Istanbul police
A Turkish lawyer in a statement on X has alleged severe police brutality at the Istanbul Police Department’s organized crime unit after attempting to...
Reactions mount as Erdoğan decree allows arbitrary cancellation of press cards
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sparked criticism from opposition politicians and press associations due to a recent decree that paves way for the...
ECtHR finds no public officials at fault in 2015 Ankara bombings
In a development likely to cause great disappointment among families of the victims of Turkey’s deadliest terrorist attack, the European Court of Human Rights...
ECtHR seeks Turkey’s defense in case of jurists jailed over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has requested a statement from Turkey regarding the cases of 256 people including judges and prosecutors who...
Turkey’s top court upholds life sentences of 17 defendants in main coup trial
The Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey has upheld consecutive life sentences for 17 defendants who were alleged members of a military junta that...
Gov’t crackdown on critical media turning into systematic violence against journalists: report
A June report by Turkey’s Progressive Journalists Association (ÇGD) has drawn attention to a series of physical attacks targeting members of the press, saying...
Police detain people over Kurdish songs played at weddings in eastern Turkey
Turkish police raided three weddings in eastern Turkey and detained organizers, participants and production crews that were recording the events due to the Kurdish...
109 journalists appeared in court in Turkey in May, June: report
Although the number of journalists jailed in Turkey’s prisons has begun to drop, journalists continue to face legal action for doing their job, with...
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