Politicians, journalists among 37 detained in İstanbul-based counterterrorism operation
A total of 37 people, including pro-Kurdish and leftist politicians, journalists and activists, were detained as part of an İstanbul-based counterterrorism operation carried out...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 328 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 462 social media accounts and taken legal action against 328 users over the last week (Aug.13-Aug.20) on accusations of...
COMMENTARY — Journalist thrown in solitary as Erdoğan’s latest scheme unfolds
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Faced with hard facts and bitter truths that exposed his corrupt Islamist regime, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has always found a...
Uşak mayor detained in bribery probe amid growing crackdown on main opposition
Turkish authorities detained the mayor of Uşak along with 10 others on Friday as part of a bribery investigation, the latest move in an...
334 migrants arrive on Greek islands off Turkish coast in last 3 days: report
More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands close to the Turkish coast in the past three days, The Associated Press (AP) reported, citing...
Tribunal set up to rule on Turkey’s human rights record: Chair of EP human...
The Turkey Tribunal was set up to review and rule on Ankara’s human rights record, Marie Arena, chair of the European Parliament (EP) Subcommittee...
Former teacher acquitted after ECtHR ruling on violation of his rights
Former teacher Yasin Özdemir, who was sentenced to seven months, 15 days in prison for his alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, was...
Turkey should scrap ‘obsolete and unjustified’ offense of insulting the president: HRW
Human Rights Watch has renewed its call for Turkey to repeal Article 299 of the penal code, which criminalizes “insulting the president,” citing recent...
Turkish court orders release of jailed journalist Mehmet Altan
An İstanbul Regional Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday for the release pending appeal of jailed journalist and prominent Turkish academic Mehmet Altan, who has been held...
Turkey’s OHAL Commission could not be remedy for victims of gov’t decrees under emergency...
Turkey’s State of Emergency (OHAL) Procedures Investigation Commission, which was allegedly established on January 2017 to correct the mistakes done during massive purges by government...
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