Turkish broadcasting watchdog declares 2025 ‘Year of Combatting LGBTQ+ Content’

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has announced that 2025 has been designated as the “Year of Combatting LGBTQ+ Content,” signaling a continuing crackdown on LGBTQ+ representation...

Ailing philanthropist dies amid calls for his immediate release from prison

Yusuf Bekmezci, a jailed 82-year-old businessman and philanthropist convicted of links to the Gülen movement, died on Saturday amid calls for his immediate release...

Belgian journalist denied entry to Turkey over 2015 Kobani celebration

Belgian journalist Chris Den Hond has been denied entry to Turkey due to his participation in a celebration marking the liberation of the Syrian...

Former teacher arrested on Gülen charges says heating cut off in cell despite cold...

A former teacher arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement told his family during a phone call on Tuesday that the heating in...

İmamoğlu joins list of jailed opponents of President Erdoğan

İstanbul’s now-deposed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has become the latest Turkish politician or activist opposed to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to fall afoul of the...

Turkey ordered detention of 173 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 173 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...

3 workers die on government construction site in southeastern Turkey

Three workers lost their lives in an accident on a government construction site in southeastern Urfa province on Friday, while a fourth worker was...

Far-right Turkish leader praises police violence against members of religious group

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has praised the excessive force used by police officers in the southern province...

CoE’s anti-torture committee visits Turkey amid crackdown on protestors over mayor’s arrest

The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit...

Greek journalist’s documentary focuses on family that fled Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

A documentary by Greek journalist Mariana Kakaounaki tells of the injustices faced by victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, focusing on a tragedy that took...
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