Social media campaign urges release of critically ill Turkish inmate
A social media campaign has called for the release of Abdullah Tırpan, a 74-year-old critically ill inmate imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based...
Pressure and terrorist threats on Christians on the rise in Turkey
The Association of Protestant Churches has released a report which revealed that hate speech, attacks and terrorist threats against Christians increased in Turkey in...
Turkish lawmaker alleges abuse of inmates at high-security prison, urges investigation
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has said inmates at a high-security prison in eastern Turkey are facing systematic abuse including threats, denial of hot water...
Turkish security forces have killed 502 people at Syrian border in last decade
Turkish security forces have killed a total of 502 people in the last 10 years at the Syrian border, said lawyer Ahmet Baran Çelik...
PACE urges Turkish Parliament not to adopt new restrictions on NGOs
Three Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteurs issued a statement on Monday saying they were deeply concerned about possible new restrictions...
Turkish court rules to release Cumhuriyet journalists Şık and Sabuncu
A Turkish court on Friday evening decided to release Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu and journalist Ahmet Şık while ruling for a continuation of...
Former top court president, ex-AKP minister slam judiciary, presidential system as a ‘disaster’
Former Constitutional Court president Haşim Kılıç and Hüseyin Çelik, a founding member of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a former education...
Greek journalists to sue over equipment destroyed by Turkish officials
Three Greek journalists who were in Turkey to cover the aftermath of massive earthquakes that struck the country last month say they will take...
President Erdoğan says Turkish media freer today than in previous decades
Turkish media is freer today than in the ’70s, ’80s or ’90s, Turkish president and head of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Court declines to arrest policemen convicted of killing 15-year-old
A Turkish court has declined to arrest a police officer convicted of causing the death of Berkin Elvan during the anti-government Gezi Park protests...
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