Turkish court acquits university students strip-searched during detention
A court in western Turkey has acquitted 17 university students out of 23 who were detained on accusations of links to the Gülen movement...
Former AKP lawmaker faces up to 8 years for criticizing Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to eight years in prison for Hüseyin Kocabıyık, a former lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
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 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...
Hundreds of women killed in aftermath of Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Republican People’s Party deputy Candan Yüceer has said at least 603 women have been killed and 464 women have died under suspicious circumstances since...
463 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in first quarter of year
At least 463 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in the first quarter of 2023, according to a reportby the Health and Safety Labor...
Turks turning to online news sources as independent media faces greater pressure: report
Turks looking for different perspectives in a news environment dominated by pro-government voices have increasingly turned to online news outlets, social media and private...
Turkey’s media watchdog fines streaming platforms over ‘immorality’ and ‘obscenity’
Turkey’s broadcast regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has fined five major streaming platforms, including Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video, for allegedly...
Online content primarily concerning gov’t corruption, irregularities blocked in Turkey in February
Turkish authorities issued censorship decisions to block access to online content primarily involving allegations of corruption and irregularities implicating public officials as well as...
Top Turkish doctor says her arrest due to chemical weapons remarks ‘attempt to silence...
The head of a leading doctors union in Turkey who was arrested on terrorist propaganda charges last month has said that her imprisonment is...
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