Erdoğan spokesman cuts off interview with Swedish journalist, alleges ‘dishonest journalism’
İbrahim Kalın, the spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, abruptly ended an interview with Swedish journalist Diamant Salihu and accused him of not...
Turkish court accepts indictment against journalist over alleged insults to Erdoğan
An Istanbul court on Thursday accepted an indictment seeking up to 15 years in prison for journalist Furkan Karabay on charges of “insulting the...
Human rights violations continue in Turkey, German government says in report
Human rights violations continue in many areas of Turkey, the German government said in its 15th report on human rights policy, Deutsche Welle Turkish...
Turkish authorities prosecute 56 journalists after judicial recess: MP
Turkish authorities brought 56 journalists into court in September after the summer judicial recess ended, according to a press freedom report compiled by opposition...
Inmates in a prison in central Turkey on 78th day of hunger strike: report
An undisclosed number of inmates in a prison in the central Turkish province of Konya have been on a hunger strike for 78 days...
Turkish academic arrested over social media poll on foreign intervention in dictatorships
Turkish academic and author Emrah Gülsunar has been arrested over a poll he posted on X that asked whether seeking foreign help to overthrow...
Wife of inmate suffering from cancer calls for her husband’s release
Havva Geçmek, the wife of inmate Hüseyin Geçmek, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, has called on Turkish authorities for her husband’s release to...
CPJ urges Turkey to protect 3 journalists facing death threats
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to ensure the security of three reporters who have received death threats...
AKP MP faces barrage of complaints in Germany for his call to ‘destroy’ PKK...
Scores of criminal complaints have been filed in Germany against a lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who called for the...
Most Turks see economy as AKP’s biggest failure: survey
Turks, who have experienced a high cost of living amid double-digit inflation since 2019, see the economy as the weakest area of performance for...
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