Turkish gov’t seizes pro-Kurdish paper Özgürlükçü Demokrasi, detains 21
Turkish authorities have taken control of the pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper on the grounds that it has links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party...
Turkey’s ruling AKP rules out revival of peace negotiations with PKK
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik on Saturday said people who want to revive peace negotiations between the Turkish government...
Green Left Party member among 9 women detained in eastern Turkey on terror charges
Turkish police detained a member of the Green Left Party (YSP) among eight other women in simultaneous raids on their houses in Turkey’s eastern...
[Interview] Beaten, abused and threatened with harm to his family, Turkish teacher recounts harrowing...
"I was beaten, sexually abused and threatened with harm to my wife and child while in police custody," said Ahmet, a former teacher detained...
Journalist Gültaşlı: European institutions are ‘cherry-picking’ imprisoned journalists in Turkey
"It is getting increasingly clear that European institutions are 'cherry-picking' the imprisoned journalists in Turkey for whom they want to protest," wrote journalist Selçuk Gültaşlı,...
Turkey arrests 67 among 178 detained in 2 weeks of operations targeting Gülen movement
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday that Turkish courts have arrested 67 people out of 178 who were detained in nationwide operations...
Press freedom groups urge NATO to grant accreditation to critical Turkish media before Ankara...
Fifteen press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations have in a letter urged NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to reverse the denial of accreditation...
Front Line Defenders calls on Turkey to stop harassment of rights defenders in quake...
Front Line Defenders has called on Turkish authorities to stop the violence, legal harassment, arbitrary arrests and threats against human rights defenders in the...
Kurdish journalist to serve prison sentence on terrorism charges
Journalist Sıddık Güler was arrested and sent to prison after his conviction on terrorism-related charges was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeals, the...
US State Department criticises Turkish gov’t’s ‘broad definition of terrorism’
The US State Department has criticized Turkish government's definition of terrorism, saying, "Turkey has a broad definition of terrorism that includes crimes against the...
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