Kurdish journalist faces terrorism propaganda investigation over reporting shared on social media
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Rabia Önver, a reporter for the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS agency, on accusations of disseminating terrorist propaganda in social...
Arrest of 9 protesting Kurdish journalists’ death in Turkish drone strike sparks outrage
Journalist unions and bar associations in Turkey have condemned the detention and arrest of nine people, including six members of the press, who protested...
Facebook bans pro-Kurdish rights Mezopotamya news agency’s account
Facebook has banned the verified account of the pro-Kurdish rights Mezopotamya news agency (MA), which had 100,000 followers, the Bianet news web site reported...
US lifts sanctions on Turkish interior and justice ministers
The United States said on Friday it had lifted sanctions imposed on two top officials in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s cabinet, a sign...
Number of femicides in Turkey soared to 394 in 2024: rights group
The number of women who fell victim to domestic violence rose sharply in Turkey in 2024 when a record number of at least 394...
Former pro-Kurdish party MP released after 5 years in prison
Abdullah Zeydan, a former lawmaker from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was released from prison in an ongoing retrial after an appeals court...
Turkey’s private ANKA news agency closes after 46 years
Turkey's private ANKA News Agency closed on Tuesday after 46 years in business, according to a report by the Cumhuriyet daily.
ANKA, which had reported...
Turkish lawyer claims police classified daily routines as crimes in Gülen movement investigation
A lawyer has claimed that the Turkish police documented routine daily activities as criminal acts in an investigation targeting two individuals allegedly linked to...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in 11,830 applications in 2021
Turkey’s Constitutional Court found at least one violation of human rights in each of 11,830 applications in 2021, according to updated statistics announced by...
Turkish gov’t detains 14 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 14 people on Saturday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
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