3 killed, 5 injured in terrorist attack in front of İstanbul courthouse
Two assailants who opened fire on a police checkpoint in front of İstanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday morning were killed along with a bystander,...
Turkey should end investigation of women over shouted slogans, HRW says
Turkish authorities should immediately stop the criminal investigation launched into women’s rights activists for shouting slogans at a March 8, 2021 International Women’s Day...
Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition network TELE1
Turkish authorities have appointed a government-controlled trustee to take over management of TELE1, one of the country’s last remaining pro-opposition television networks, after the...
164 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in October: report
A total of 164 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in October, according to a monthly report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Turkey jails anti-gov’t preacher, wife and 33 others in financial crimes probe
A Turkish court has jailed outspoken Islamic cleric Alparslan Kuytul, his wife, Semra and 33 others pending trial in a financial crimes investigation targeting...
Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence over İmamoğlu-related reporting
A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down a one-year suspended sentence to journalist Barış Terkoğlu over reports he published alleging that a chief public...
German union urges action against violence targeting exiled Turkish journalists
Frank Überall, chairman of the German Journalists’ Association (DJV), has called on the federal government to take steps to prevent threats and attacks targeting...
Turkey proposes mandatory identity checks for social media, raising press freedom concerns
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice is drafting a bill requiring social media users to verify their identity through a government system, expanding state oversight of...
Turkish court orders release pending trial of lawyer in high-profile cases
A Turkish court has ordered the release of Rezan Epözdemir, a Turkish lawyer known for representing clients in several high-profile murder and fraud cases,...
Swedish journalist given suspended sentence in Turkey named among 10 most urgent press freedom...
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was recently given a suspended sentence of 11 months by a Turkish court for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip...
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