Turkey’s media watchdog imposes sanctions on Halk TV due to journalist’s remarks
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed penalties on the pro-opposition Halk TV station due to the remarks of...
Teacher, lawyer go missing in new wave of post-coup disappearances in Turkey’s capital
Fatih Kılıç, a teacher who was dismissed from his job under post-coup emergency rule, and lawyer Mustafa Özben have been missing for days, joining...
İstanbul mayor accuses Erdoğan of trying to sideline him in politics after new indictment
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of attempting to sideline him in politics through judicial conspiracies and called on him...
Khashoggi fiancee urges Turkey to insist on justice despite Saudi thaw
Turkey must keep insisting on justice for slain Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi even as ties with Saudi Arabia improve, his Turkish fiancée told AFP...
3 arrested out of 11 more people detained as part of ongoing witch-hunt in...
Three people were arrested on Monday out of 11 suspects detained in Kahramanmaraş province as part of an investigation into the faith-based civic Gülen...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Kurdish Political Movement and Opposition Groups: 2024 in Review
The Turkish government’s persecution of members of the Kurdish political movement and pressure on other opposition groups persisted throughout 2024, with people linked to...
Detention warrants issued for 138 over alleged Gülen links, 114 detained in two days
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 138 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, with 114 of them taken into custody,...
EU reacts to scandal of Turks’ abduction in Kosovo: Arrests were arbitrary, against EU...
The European Union has reacted to the abduction last Thursday of six Turkish nationals by the Turkish government in Kosovo over their alleged links...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party urges ‘democratic solution’ to insurgency
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party said the government must not waste the opportunity to end the decades-long Kurdish insurgency and show its willingness to achieve a...
Former teacher dismissed by post-coup emergency decree experiences discrimination in labor market
A former teacher who was fired by an emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey has said he is...
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