New Internet censorship legislation passed in Turkish Parliament
A piece of legislation criticised for constituting a censorship law was approved on Wednesday in the Turkish Parliament to "regulate" video and audio broadcasts...
Istanbul prosecutor declines to pursue case against police officers who allegedly tortured detainee
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has declined to pursue a case against police officers in Istanbul's Fatih district who were accused of mistreatment...
2 teens sentenced to 24 years for murder of 15-year-old that sparked outcry in...
A juvenile court in Turkey on Tuesday sentenced two teenagers to 24 years for the stabbing death of 15-year-old Turkish-Italian Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi at...
Over 300 journalists prosecuted in Turkey as union warns ‘disinformation law’ silences the press
Turkey’s so-called “disinformation law,” which criminalizes the public spread of false information, has become a tool for silencing the press, with more than 300...
Turkey’s state-run news agency harasses Turkish rights activist in the US over Times Square...
Three employees of Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) harassed the president of US-based advocacy organization Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) on Sunday after...
Jailed Kurdish leader denounces killing of PKK hostages, blames gov’t for botched rescue attempt
Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has denounced the killing of 13 Turkish nationals held hostage by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), blaming the...
US religious freedom commission urges State Department to place Turkey on watch list over...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday urged the State Department to put Turkey on its special watch list, citing...
Turkey orders hundreds of detentions over alleged Gülen links in less than a week
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 256 people in the last five days due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to...
CPJ condemns threats against reporter made by local Turkish mayor
Threats issued by Mümin Erol, mayor of Tatvan in the eastern Turkish province of Bitlis, against journalist Sinan Aygül and praise for the bodyguards...
Turkish police detain 97 people in university protest over preacher’s views on child marriage
Turkish police detained 97 people on Tuesday during student-led demonstrations at İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University protesting a campus event featuring a controversial Islamic preacher known...
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