Erdoğan’s son had access blocked to 237 reports, social media posts about him
Bilal Erdoğan, the younger son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has had courts block access to 237 pieces of online content about him,...
Another opposition politician attacked following Erdoğan’s threats
Buğra Kavuncu, the İstanbul provincial chairman of the opposition İYİ (Good) Party, was attacked on Friday while leaving a TV studio where he appeared on...
Italian NGO intervenes in ECtHR case of Turkish worker convicted of Gülen links
The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) has, as a third-party intervener, challenged the conviction of a Turkish construction worker on terrorism charges due...
Turkish court sentences famous fashion designer to prison for ‘insulting the government’
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced fashion designer and activist Barbaros Şansal to three months, 22 days in prison for insulting the government, the...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog warns of stricter oversight after recent murders
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) warned broadcasters of tougher penalties and active monitoring following recent high-profile murders in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported,...
University students spend night in park to protest high accommodation prices
A group of university students began sleeping in a park in İstanbul on Sunday to protest the high price of accommodation, while the Turkish...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated right to fair trial of 10 judges and prosecutors
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated the right to a fair trial of 10 judges and...
Students evicted from dormitories, deprived of scholarships for attending LGBTI parade
Several university students were removed from public dormitories and deprived of their scholarships for attending a parade to support LGBT people, Turkish Minute reported...
78-year-old mother of exiled businessman hospitalized shortly after starting prison sentence over alleged Gülen...
Melek İpek, 78, mother of self-exiled Turkish businessman Akın İpek, was hospitalized on Monday, shortly after beginning a prison sentence in Ankara for alleged...
Former Turkish Cypriot president among 42 facing entry ban to Turkey
Forty-two intellectuals, writers and politicians from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) including former president Mustafa Akıncı, all of whom are critical of...
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