Lawyer slams ‘scandalous’ indictment concerning Turkish reporter’s death
Prosecutors want to charge two suspects with manslaughter rather than murder over the death of a Turkish journalist known for his environmental reporting, in a move...
Turkey among Europe’s most hostile environments for journalism, Council of Europe report says
Turkey has become one of Europe's most hostile environments for independent journalism, with a high number of jailed journalists, widespread legal harassment, intimidation and...
Turkey’s Halkbank sells dollars on the cheap, prompting public outcry
Turkish state-owned Halkbank sold dollars on the cheap on Friday night in what the bank said was a failure of third-party foreign exchange software, according...
At least 170 detained as police intervene in events marking 9th anniversary of Gezi
Police intervention in a demonstration held in central İstanbul by a group wanting to mark the ninth anniversary of the anti-government Gezi Park protests...
Authorities impose blanket ban on all Pride Week events in Izmir
The Izmir Governor’s Office has banned all events planned as part of Pride Week for the next three days, Turkish media reported.
A statement issued by the...
Turkey’s top court again finds Gezi defendant’s rights violated after lower court defied earlier...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has for a second time found rights violations in the case of jailed city planner Tayfun Kahraman, ruling unanimously that the...
Turkish Interior Minister Soylu labels all NGOs and bar associations in Southeast as PKK...
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, who was transferred by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from the Democratic Party (DP) as he was the leader...
Germany investigates police officer accused of spying for Turkey’s Erdoğan regime
A Berlin policeman has been investigated for providing intelligence to Turkish authorities about Turkish nationals living in Germany, according to a report by the...
Senior legislative reporter Habib Güler jailed in Turkey over tweets quoting Rumi
A senior legislative reporter who covered Turkey’s main opposition party for years have been behind bars for 442 days in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison...
Turkish gov’t conducts 38,725 operations against alleged members of Gülen movement in a year
The Turkish government conducted a total of 38,725 operations in the space of one year against alleged members of the Gülen movement as part...
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