Second round of presidential election well run, but restrictions created unlevel playing field: int’l...
The second round of the presidential election in Turkey was well run, but media bias and ongoing restrictions to freedom of expression created an...
Journalist detained while covering dispute during celebrations of Erdoğan election victory
Vedat Aker, a local journalist in Turkey’s eastern province of Batman, was detained while covering a dispute that erupted during celebrations of President Recep...
1 killed, several injured in Turkey during Erdoğan victory celebrations
An opposition party member was killed and several others were injured during celebrations across Turkey of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in a historic...
Erdoğan confronts polarised Turkey after historic election win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic runoff election to...
Turkey’s LGBTQ community dread its future under Erdoğan rule
Turkey’s LGBTQ community fear being exposed to more homophobic hate after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made them into his favorite target for his...
Video recording shows inmate being mistreated and stripped naked in Turkish prison
A video recording of an inmate being mistreated and stripped naked in a maximum-security prison in western Turkey was revealed during court proceedings in...
As anti-Syrian rhetoric gains momentum amid elections, Syrians express concerns over repatriation
Syrian migrants in Turkey have expressed mounting concern over being sent back to Syria as political rhetoric during ongoing elections have fueled anti-migrant sentiment,...
177 detained in less than a week as part of crackdown on Kurds ahead...
One hundred seventy-seven people were detained in several investigations in less than a week as part of a crackdown on Kurds ahead of a...
7 detained for protesting interior minister during political campaign tour in İstanbul
Seven people were detained for protesting Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu while he was touring İstanbul’s Gazi neighborhood in a political campaign bus just days...
Turkey’s bitter election battle nears decision day
Turkey on Friday entered the final stretch of a bitter presidential campaign that has seen Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his secular rival exploit fears...
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