Journalist detained over terrorist propaganda accusations
Fırat Can Arslan, a correspondent for the Mezopotamya News Agency (MA), was detained in the early hours of Wednesday in Ankara as part of...
Turkish strikes exacerbate humanitarian crisis, HRW says
Turkish airstrikes are inflicting damage on densely populated areas and critical infrastructure in northern and northeastern Syria and worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis...
‘I am being held in prison on the basis of a fiction,’ says jailed...
Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and philanthropist who has been jailed since October 18, 2017, said in a written interview he gave through his...
Elderly Kurdish politician dies in prison after his parole delayed
Abdülmelik Okyay, a 71-year-old Kurdish politician imprisoned for social media posts, died of a heart attack while incarcerated after his parole was delayed, the...
Turkey’s foreign minister urges North Macedonia to join fight against Gülen movement
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has called on North Macedonia's newly elected government to join its fight against the faith-based Gülen movement, the Balkan...
US, press organizations slam impending access ban on VOA Turkish
The US State Department as well as international and local press organizations have criticized Turkey’s media watchdog for threatening to block access to the...
3 German schools in Turkey not allowed to accept new students with Turkish citizenship
Three schools in Turkey run by the German embassy will no longer be allowed to accept new students with Turkish or dual nationality as...
33,000 workers died in preventable workplace accidents in 22 years: CHP spokesperson
Deniz Yücel, a spokesperson for the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Monday said at least 33,000 workers had died in Turkey in...
Pro-Kurdish party delegation heads to Rojava as protests spread along Turkey-Syria border
A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has traveled to Iraq’s Kurdistan region en route to Rojava in northeastern...
Turkish authorities use courts to intimidate reporters, journalists union says
The Turkish Journalists Union (TGS) warned on Tuesday that the authorities are increasingly using court-imposed restrictions to intimidate reporters and obstruct news coverage, calling...
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