Twitter succumbs to Erdoğan’s pressure, silences key voices in Turkey on election eve: report
Twitter announced at 6 a.m. Turkish time on Saturday that it was restricting access in Turkey to certain account holders to ensure the platform...
European Parliament urges Turkey to end expulsions of foreign Christians and journalists
The European Parliament on Thursday condemned what it called Turkey’s targeted expulsions of foreign Christians and foreign journalists on national security grounds and urged...
Turkey detains 12 musicians who performed during pro-Kurdish party’s election campaign
Twelve musicians who performed during the election campaign of the pro-Kurdish Green Left Party (YSP) were detained on Wednesday in Turkey’s western province of...
Turkey detains 6 European activists after prison visit
Turkey has detained six European activists who traveled to the country to examine the prison conditions of political detainees and moved them toward deportation,...
Widespread imprisonment of individuals with alleged Gülen links may constitute crimes against humanity: UN...
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the arrest and detention of an individual with alleged ties to the...
Justice minister defends identity verification plan, says social media ‘not a space of freedom’
Turkey’s justice minister has defended plans for sweeping new social media regulations, saying online platforms are “not a space of freedom” and confirming that...
Asylum applications to Europe have skyrocketed, says head of EU Delegation to Turkey
The head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey has said EU countries were becoming increasingly stringent in assessing visa applications from Turkey since...
Thousands march in İstanbul for Women’s Day despite ban
Thousands of women marched through İstanbul to mark International Women’s Day late Sunday, defying a ban on demonstrations, with the rally taking place without...
Int’l rights groups call on EU to prioritize media freedom, human rights in relations...
International media freedom and human rights organizations have called on the incoming Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to place media freedom and...
European rights court rules Turkey violated rights of 93 people arrested over alleged Gülen...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 93 people accused of links to the Gülen movement...
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