Rights groups call Turkey’s new media law ‘dangerous, dystopian’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and ARTICLE 19 have condemned the approval of amendments by the Turkish Parliament last week which they said introduce abusive...
‘I worry about my granddaughter,’ says mother of woman in prison with her baby
Ayşe Semerci, the mother of former teacher Büşra Çulha, who is imprisoned with her 9-month-old daughter Bahar, has said she is worried about her...
662 employees expelled from foreign ministry in post-coup purge: minister
Turkey has seen the expulsion of 662 personnel from its foreign ministry as part of a purge launched by the government in the aftermath...
Erdoğan signs controversial media law critics say will stifle free speech
A controversial media law that attracted widespread criticism from rights groups and the opposition on accusations it will further cripple free speech in Turkey...
Turkey detains 543 people in massive operation targeting Gülen followers
Turkish police have detained 543 people out of 704 named in detention warrants as part of an investigation into the financial activities of followers...
78 post-coup purge victims or their family members have died by suicide since 2016:...
A report drafted by Rafet Irmak and Aziz Yıldırım, two former academics purged by the Turkish government after a failed coup in 2016, reveals...
Gendarmes escort former member of Council of State to son’s funeral
Haşim Güney, a former member of Turkey’s Council of State who was imprisoned in July 2016 after a failed coup and whose 26-year-old son,...
92 migrants found on Greek-Turkish border
Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river from Turkey into Greece, Athens said Sunday, a...
Methane blast in Turkey mine kills 41
Rescuers on Saturday found the body of the last missing miner at a coal mine in northern Turkey, bringing the death toll to 41...
Purge victim working as bus driver stabbed to death on the job
Emrah Yıldız (34), a former sergeant in the Turkish military who was dismissed from the service by an emergency decree as part of a...
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