Turkey’s media watchdog fines streaming platforms over ‘immorality’ and ‘obscenity’
Turkey’s broadcast regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has fined five major streaming platforms, including Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video, for allegedly...
Turkey will refrain from providing further information on Kavala case to OHCHR
A letter recently sent by the Turkish Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...
Turkey removes signs in Kurdish as racist attacks on Kurds surge: report
The trustee appointed by Ankara to replace the pro-Kurdish mayor of the eastern city of Van has substituted local placename signs in Kurdish with...
Turkey issues arrest warrant for former media boss in money-laundering probe
Turkish prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for former media boss and businessman Turgay Ciner, while a court put his Ciner Group’s Park Holding...
54.3 percent of people in Turkey believe they are discriminated against due to their...
A total of 54.3 percent of people in Turkey believe they are discriminated against because of their political views, Euronews reported on Sunday, citing...
Pro-opposition TV channel suspended for 5 days: report
Halk TV, one of the few television stations in Turkey that is critical of the government, has been slapped with a five-day broadcasting ban...
Turkish broadcast regulator fines three pro-opposition TV stations
Turkey’s broadcast regulator fined three pro-opposition TV stations on Friday, citing critical on-air commentary and a subtitle error, sparking criticism over the continued use...
Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of...
A recently published book tells the story of teacher Halime Gülsu, who died in a Turkish prison in 2018 due to deprivation of a...
Serious backsliding in democracy, rule of law and fundamental freedoms continues in Turkey: EU
Serious backsliding in the respect for democratic standards, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms continued in the absence of an effective checks and...
ECtHR notifies Turkey of a record 4,800 additional applications over Gülen-linked convictions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Turkey of an additional 4,800 applications in its docket related to convictions for Gülen movement...
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