Man freed under Turkey’s mass release program killed partner days later
A man freed from prison under Turkey’s latest controversial mass release program for criminal offenders strangled his partner to death three days later, the...
Turkey’s internet crackdown blocked 3,300 URLs in first seven months of 2025: report
Turkish courts blocked access to 3,330 URLs linked to 1,306 pieces of online content in the first seven months of 2025, according to a...
Turkish appeals court releases journalist convicted of threatening Erdoğan
A Turkish appeals court on Monday ordered the release of journalist Fatih Altaylı, who was sentenced last month to more than four years in...
Turkish forensic authority says jailed opposition mayor can remain in prison despite cancer risk
The Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) said Murat Çalık, the jailed opposition mayor of İstanbul’s Beylikdüzü district who faces a risk of lymphoma...
German court deems Turkey’s Gülen trials disproportionate, grants asylum citing risk of renewed prosecution
A German administrative court has ruled that criminal proceedings in Turkey against individuals accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement are disproportionate and...
Turkish journalist released under judicial supervision after detention over report on prosecutor
A Turkish court on Friday released journalist Barış Terkoğlu under judicial supervision, including a ban on international travel, after he was briefly detained on...
Turkey intensifies censorship of LGBT-related content across media and culture in 2025
Turkish authorities in 2025 expanded censorship of LGBT-related content, imposing bans, access blocks, fines and launching criminal investigations affecting film festivals, journalism, books, digital...
Turkey’s broadcasting regulator imposes 99 sanctions, fines outlets $5.3 million in 2025
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, levied 99 sanctions in 2025 and fined broadcasters and digital platforms about $5.3 million,...
Turkish court sentences academic to over 6 years in pro-Kurdish HDK-linked terrorism case
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced academic Berfin Azdal to more than six years in prison on terrorism-related charges in a case linked to...
ECtHR fast-tracks jailed İstanbul mayor’s case, lawyer says
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to examine the application of İstanbul mayor and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential...
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