Istanbul court issues access bans on 30 news reports upon request of radical Islamist...
The Istanbul 8th Criminal Court of Peace in one week issued access bans on 30 news reports upon the request of the radical Islamist...
Turkish courts violated journalist’s rights, top court rules
Turkish courts violated a journalist’s freedom of expression by ordering him to pay damages over reporting on public officials, the country’s top court has...
Pro-Erdoğan daily targets yet another Turkish journalist living in exile
A Turkish journalist living in exile in the United States has been targeted by a pro-government newspaper that revealed his home address and published...
Jailed academic’s worsening mental health sparks calls for his release
A Turkish academic imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has described severe psychological distress in a letter from prison, prompting renewed...
Opposition parties, Kılıçdaroğlu remain silent on mass detention of Kurds despite int’l condemnation
Turkey’s opposition parties and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the joint presidential candidate of an opposition bloc of six parties, have remained silent on the detention of...
Turkey detained 14 journalists, arrested one in January: report
Turkish authorities detained 14 journalists and arrested one in January, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association.
The report...
Attack on opposition campaign bus deepens concerns about Turkey’s election security
Already existing concerns about whether Turkey will be able to hold a free and fair election on May 14 deepened after an opposition politician...
Court releases defendants in case over alleged abuse of student interns at Turkish Parliament
A Turkish court has ordered the release from pretrial detention of all defendants in a case concerning the alleged abuse of student interns at...
Twitter reveals Turkish court orders, omits evidence of ‘throttling threat’
Twitter Global Government Affairs on Monday publicly released Turkish court orders to justify a recent restriction of accounts due to ongoing legal pressure from...
80 Turkish bar associations condemn minister’s plan to restrict lawyer access
Eighty bar associations across Turkey on Sunday condemned Justice Minister Akın Gürlek’s proposal to restrict lawyers’ access to individuals held in pretrial detention, warning...
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