Turkish lawyer detained for insulting Islamic law on social media
A Turkish lawyer has been detained for insulting Sharia, the religious law that is part of the Islamic tradition, on social media platform X,...
4 journalists detained in western Turkey put under house arrest
Four of six journalists who were detained in western Turkey last week have been put under house arrest, while the other two have been...
Germany’s opposition Union parties submit parliamentary question concerning drastic increase in asylum applications from...
Germany’s opposition Union parties the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CDU/CSU) have submitted a parliamentary question addressing...
Turkish mother reveals the effects of government’s post-coup purge on their family
A Turkish mother revealed on a YouTube channel that her child did not recognize his father, who had been jailed for alleged links to...
Exiled journalist testifies on Turkey’s transnational repression at US Congress
Abdülhamit Bilici, the former editor-in-chief of the now-closed Zaman daily, has given a testimony on the Turkish government’s transnational repression at a congressional hearing...
Journalist faces up to 5 years in prison due to report on judicial corruption
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to five years for a journalist due to one of his articles last year in...
Prison administration denies former teacher convicted of Gülen links parole
A former teacher imprisoned for links to the Gülen movement has been denied parole despite being eligible since September 2023, the Kronos news website reported.
Former...
Turkey detains 42 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Thursday detained 42 people for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government of “terrorist activities.”
Carried...
Article 19 calls for acquittal of first journalist tried under Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law
The Europe branch of Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the charges against a journalist who is standing trial...
Erdoğan attacks top courts, says ‘unsettled’ by their ‘incomprehensible’ rulings
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at two of the country’s top courts due to some rulings that go against the stance...
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