Turkey arrests TV journalist for insulting President Erdoğan
Turkey has arrested a well-known television journalist for comments she made on-air about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Agence France-Presse reported on Saturday, citing her...
Executives of Turkey’s top business association detained over their criticism of government
The chairman of Turkey’s leading business association and the head of its advisory council were detained on Wednesday on accusations of “spreading misleading information”...
Erdoğan threatens to punish Turkish media over ‘harmful content’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with legal action over content “incompatible with national and moral values,” in a move...
Rights group reports widespread abuses in Turkish prisons in 2024
Prisoners in Turkey’s northwest Marmara region endured alleged mistreatment, severe overcrowding and medical neglect in 2024, according to a new report published by the...
Turkish drone used by Ethiopia killed 59 civilians sheltering in a school in Tigray:...
The Washington Post has analyzed photos of shrapnel and satellite imagery and cross-referenced video to confirm that Ethiopia used a Turkish drone in January...
32 detained in İstanbul as part of investigation targeting 4 opposition municipalities
Turkish police have detained 32 people, including former employees of four district municipalities in İstanbul, as part of an ongoing crackdown on the main...
3 Kurdish university students injured in allegedly racist attack at Antalya university
Three Kurdish students from Akdeniz University in Antalya were slightly injured in an allegedly racist attack on the university campus by a group of...
Young Turkish teacher dies by suicide after losing teaching position in controversial hiring process
A young teacher in Turkey’s Giresun province died by suicide after being denied a teaching position despite a higher exam score, sparking renewed criticism...
Mother of 3 imprisoned on Gülen charges had panic attacks after separation from children
A mother of three who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement said in a letter that she had panic attacks due...
Turkish court again blocks access to pro-Kurdish news agency website
A Turkish court has imposed another access ban on a website used by a media outlet critical of government policy on the Kurdish issue,...
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