Turkish journalist in US faces arrest warrants over articles, tweets critical of Erdoğan government
An arrest warrant was issued in Turkey for a Turkish journalist who lives in exile in the US over an article he wrote critical of...
Jailed Turkish journalist Mustafa Ünal: My scream for justice has faded away in a...
Mustafa Ünal (50), a jailed veteran journalist and former Ankara bureau chief for the shuttered Zaman daily, has urged the judges in his trial to...
X blocks access to Turkish university students’ solidarity accounts amid protests
X has blocked access to accounts run by student groups from top Turkish universities amid nationwide protests over the detention of the mayor of...
Handing case of Khashoggi murder to Saudi Arabia reveals deterioration of rule of law...
In a statement issued on Friday, the Washington, D.C.-based Freedom House said Turkey’s decision to hand the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder to...
European court rules Turkey violated top judge’s right to liberty
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated the rights to liberty and security of Alparslan Altan, a...
Hotel fire once again claims lives, reigniting concerns over lax safety standards in Turkey’s...
A hotel fire in Turkey’s popular ski resort of Uludağ claimed two lives Thursday morning, marking the second fatal incident this season and reigniting...
Villagers in southeastern Turkey’s Batman province claim mistreatment by gendarmerie
Reports of gendarmes’ mistreatment of villagers in southeastern Turkey's Batman province during raids on their homes for allegedly "aiding terrorist organizations" have recently become...
Turkish bar association claims 38 detainees in Halfeti subjected to ill treatment, torture
The Şanlıurfa Bar Association has claimed that 38 people who were detained on Monday were subjected to ill treatment and torture.
One police officer died...
Turkey arrests 48 among 73 detained in latest operations over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities detained 73 people and arrested 48 of them in operations across 27 provinces, accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior...
Amid a culture of impunity, courts protect people in positions of power, lawyers say
Lawyers involved in legal proceedings concerning vulnerable communities in Turkey have said the judiciary often protects people in power by granting them impunity.
Speaking to...
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