Turkish lawmaker warns proposed cybersecurity law could threaten free speech
A proposed cybersecurity law that would grant broad surveillance powers to Turkey’s newly established Cybersecurity Directorate has sparked concerns among opposition lawmakers, who warn...
ECtHR finds Wikimedia’s application against Turkey inadmissible
The foundation running Wikipedia on Thursday lost its bid to sue Turkey over it blocking access to the online encyclopedia in the country, as...
Bus driver investigated for insulting Erdoğan by putting paper with his photo on floor
A bus driver in Turkey was investigated for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by putting a newspaper with a full-page photo of the...
Pro-gov’t businessman files complaints against 26 journalists for their reports
Mehmet Cengiz, a well-known businessman in Turkey with close ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has filed criminal complaints against 26 journalists from a...
Ankara court rules in favor of former public servant dismissed for donating to Gülen-affiliated...
The Ankara 19th Administrative Court has ruled in favor of a former civil servant who was dismissed by a government decree for donating money...
Erdoğan calls some EU politicians ‘enemies of Islam’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused EU politicians Kati Piri, Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn of being enemies of Islam while criticizing a...
28 under investigation for illegal slogans, banners at Newroz event in İstanbul
An investigation was launched and criminal complaints filed following a large Newroz celebration on Sunday in İstanbul, where hundreds of thousands gathered in the...
Turkey seeks to detain dozens more Kurdish politicians in Kobani case
Forty-six suspects, including former mayors from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), were detained in morning raids across the country as part of a...
Cumhuriyet journalists’ lawyers appeal upcoming jail terms
The lawyers of eight former employees of the Cumhuriyet daily have appealed to an Istanbul court for the suspension of the execution of their...
Turkey deports BBC reporter for ‘posing threat to public order’
BBC correspondent Mark Lowen has been deported from Turkey after being detained in İstanbul on Wednesday on accusations that he posed a “threat to...
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