Turkey launches investigation into judge for tweet supporting late Grup Yorum member
Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has launched an administrative investigation into a judge who implied criticism of the prosecution of a leftist...
40 Turkish police officers die by suicide in first half of 2025
Forty Turkish police officers have died by suicide in the first half of 2025, marking an increase that has raised fresh concerns about mental...
14 detained over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish authorities have detained 14 active-duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to their alleged links to the Gülen...
Jailed journalist who tested positive for COVID-19 kept in prison in Turkey
Çetin Çiftçi, a journalist incarcerated in Ankara’s Sincan Prison, reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and was sent back to the prison on May 27...
Turkish broadcast regulator hits pro-opposition networks with broadcasting bans, fines
Turkey’s broadcast regulator has imposed broadcasting bans and fines on three opposition-affiliated TV stations, heightening concerns over press freedom amid a broader crackdown on...
RSF condemns increasing attacks on journalists in Turkey
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Germany has condemned the increasing attacks and threats against journalists in Turkey, Deutsche Welle Turkish Service (DW) reported.
RSF said they...
Torturers have destroyed my family, says father who lost wife, son in Aegean Sea
Hasan Aksoy, a literature teacher who was purged from his job, lost his wife and 3-year-old son in the Aegean Sea after the boat...
Elderly inmate in Turkish prison loses eyesight after being denied medical treatment
A 70-year-old inmate in Turkey’s Tokat province has gone blind in his left eye after being denied treatment for cataracts, the Mezopotamya news agency (MA) reported.
Inmate...
HDP lawmaker submits parliamentary question about the neglect of Armenian heritage sites
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Garo Paylan has submitted a parliamentary question addressed to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism asking why Armenian churches...
Turkish gov’t imposes record advertising ban on dissident newspaper
A record 45-day official advertising ban was imposed on the Evrensel newspaper on June 23 over a column by Ragıp Zarakolu titled “No escape...
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