Kılıçdaroğlu accuses state-run TRT of being AKP’s mouthpiece in speech aired on station
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkey’s main opposition leader and presidential candidate, criticized public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) for acting like the mouthpiece of...
Man faces imprisonment despite severe paralysis
Yılmaz Anar, who was paralyzed in a fall from a height two years ago, faces imprisonment due to a conviction despite having a medical...
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...
Young activist gets suspended sentence on conviction of insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish court on Friday handed down an 11-month suspended sentence to a young activist on charges of publicly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
HDP deputy calls for investigation into death of Kurdish inmate
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Sait Dede has called for an investigation into the circumstances of the death of a Kurdish inmate in eastern...
Critics slam celebrity manager’s sentencing on coup charges
Critics, including a European Parliament member and opposition politicians, have denounced an İstanbul court’s 12-year, six-month sentence for celebrity manager Ayşe Barım over the...
Turkey bans protests in southeastern province bordering Syria
Officials in Mardin, a southeastern Turkish province that borders Syria, on Monday announced a six-day ban on gatherings following an outpouring of anger over...
12 int’l NGOs and journalism organizations examine threats to press freedom in Turkey
Twelve international NGOs and journalism organizations are on a three-day mission to Turkey to investigate serious, continued threats to independent journalism in the country.
The...
Turkey investigates journalists, blocks access to reports on suspicious death of female student
Turkish authorities have opened investigations into journalists reporting on the suspicious death in 2024 of university student Rojin Kabaiş and have blocked access to...
Turkish political and civic leaders say rule of law ‘effectively suspended’ under presidential system
A coalition of prominent Turkish political and civic leaders declared Tuesday that the country’s rule of law has been “effectively suspended,” citing constitutional amendments...
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