Kılıçdaroğlu adopts gov’t narrative, says CHP investigations are corruption probes, not political
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the court-reinstated leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has adopted the government’s narrative on criminal cases targeting the party,...
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...
President Erdoğan top complainant in Turkey insult cases where journalists dominate defendants: report
Turkish journalists accounted for nearly two-thirds of defendants in cases involving charges of insulting the president or public officials over a 17-month period, with...
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...
Journalist indicted over post on alleged beating of Erdoğan’s son-in-law
Turkish journalist Fatma Sibel Gürcihan has been indicted under Turkey’s disinformation law over a social media post that revived an unverified claim that Berat...
Prosecutors order detention of 12 ex-soldiers on Gülen links
Ankara prosecutors have ordered the detention of 12 people previously expelled from the military as well as one civilian due to their alleged links...
Turkey puts overseas groups on asset freeze list over alleged Gülen links
Turkey has put three organizations situated overseas and three individuals on an asset freeze list over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement, a...
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...
Turkish gov’t detains 967 people for alleged links to Gülen movement over last week
The Turkish government has detained 967 people across Turkey over the past week (May 7-May 14) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
Turkey’s media regulator investigates Sözcü TV after anchor calls Syria’s Sharaa a ‘killer’ and...
Turkey’s broadcast regulator on Friday opened an investigation into remarks on government-critical broadcaster Sözcü TV that described Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa as a “killer”...
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