Most people in Turkey censor themselves in phone calls and online, fearing surveillance and...
More than half of people in Turkey say they have faced legal action for expressing their views, according to a recent survey that points...
Top court rejects exiled journalist’s rights claim against pro-government daily
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an application filed by exiled journalist and author Can Dündar claiming that news published by the pro-government Sabah daily...
Turkey’s top court faults ministries, local authorities over 2011 blasts that killed 20 workers
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that two ministries, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as...
Ballistics reports kept from courts show soldiers accused in Turkey coup trial did not...
Ballistics reports that were long absent from one of Turkey’s main trials over a failed 2016 coup have surfaced nearly 10 years later, with...
Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to singer on insult charges
An İstanbul court hearing a retrial has handed down a suspended sentence of more than two years to singer Atilla Taş on conviction of...
Kurdish journalist faces terrorism propaganda investigation over reporting shared online
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Öznur Değer, editor of the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS news agency, accusing her of disseminating terrorist propaganda in social...
4 Gülen followers detained while trying to flee Turkey
The authorities in northwest Turkey have detained four people allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement who were reportedly attempting to flee to neighboring Greece,...
Turkish authorities block release of critically ill inmate despite hospitalization risk, opposition lawmaker says
Turkish authorities are blocking the release of a critically ill inmate convicted over alleged Gülen movement links through contradictory prison reports and disputed evaluations,...
Alevis suffered most attacks on religious properties in last 20 years: USCIRF report
According to a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Alevis were the religious community that suffered the most...
Turkey’s main opposition says Erdoğan is trying to retain power by removing alternatives, vows...
Turkey’s main opposition party on Tuesday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of trying to hold on to power by eliminating political alternatives, Turkish Minute...
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