Turkey’s broadcast regulator fines station over main opposition leader’s criticism of justice minister
Turkey’s broadcast regulator has fined Sözcü TV for airing remarks by the leader of the country’s main opposition party about the justice minister, a...
Turkey drops investigation into Turkish-German journalist over tweets
Turkish prosecutors have decided to drop an investigation into Tuncay Özdamar, an editor for German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR), which had led...
15 detained in bribery probe into CHP-run municipality in western Turkey
Turkish police detained 15 people, including the deputy mayor of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)-run Seferihisar Municipality in the western province of...
Ekşi Sözlük removed from mobile app distribution platforms following access ban
One of Turkey’s most popular social media websites has been removed from mobile application distribution platforms in another attempt to prevent its readers from...
Turkey arrests 2 more mayors as probes into CHP-run municipalities continue
Two district mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) — Ali Ercan Akpolat of İstanbul’s Adalar district and Mustafa Turgut of Silifke...
Prominent figures ask Turkish parliament speaker to safeguard jailed MP’s immunity
A total of 864 prominent figures in Turkey including artists, writers and journalists have called on Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş in a joint letter...
Journalist indicted in Turkey on terrorism charges over reporting
Turkish prosecutors have indicted Pınar Gayıp, a journalist for the Etkin News Agency (ETHA), on terrorism charges five months after her arrest, citing her...
Freedom House examines political imprisonments, ‘civil death’ in Turkey in new report
A new report from Freedom House looks at the grim reality of political imprisonment and the concept of “civil death” in Turkey, highlighting the...
Turkey indicts 50 people, including dismissed civil servants, over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have indicted 50 people in İstanbul, including 35 former civil servants dismissed by emergency decrees following a 2016 coup attempt, on terrorism-related...
Gov’t criticized for lack of transparency as allocation of billions in earthquake aid scrutinized
Following two powerful earthquakes in southern Turkey a year ago that triggered a nationwide wave of support for the victims, questions have arisen about...
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