Journalist indicted in Turkey on terrorism charges over reporting
Turkish prosecutors have indicted Pınar Gayıp, a journalist for the Etkin News Agency (ETHA), on terrorism charges five months after her arrest, citing her...
Turkey blocks Instagram account of LGBTI+ rights group, Pride social media pages
Turkey on Tuesday blocked access to the Instagram account of one of the country’s leading LGBTI+ advocacy groups, along with several Pride-related social media...
Amnesty urges Turkey to lift protest ban as arrests rise before NATO summit
Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to lift a 13-day ban on protests in Ankara and release people it described as arbitrarily detained...
25 arrested in probes into 2 CHP-run municipalities in İstanbul, İzmir
Turkish courts have arrested 25 people, including a district mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), in two separate investigations into CHP-run...
Opposition slams ‘extraordinary’ security measures in Ankara ahead of NATO summit
Turkey’s opposition leaders have criticized what they describe as extraordinary security measures in Ankara ahead of next week’s NATO summit, accusing the government of...
Erdoğan aide calls for legal restrictions on LGBTI+ advocacy
A senior adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for “strong and determined” legislation against public advocacy of LGBTI+ rights after criticizing...
Turkey detains 23 people over Gülen links, including dismissed public officials
Turkish authorities have detained 23 people in three separate operations over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
The operations involved 15...
Turkey investigates 2 Kurdish journalists over magazine subscription
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into two Kurdish journalists over their subscription to a legally published pro-Kurdish magazine and payments made to its...
Iranian men allege torture, rape in Turkish custody
Two Iranian men detained in southeastern Turkey were allegedly tortured and one of them raped in police custody, according to a report by human...
Turkish comedian faces investigation over viral stand-up show
Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş is facing an investigation on allegations of “insulting religious values” in remarks about the Quran, the Muslim holy book, in...
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