Journalist gets 3 years in prison for disseminating terrorist propaganda on social media
A Turkish court has sentenced a journalist to three years in prison on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda in her social media posts, Turkish...
Disabled man with multiple health problems kept in prison on bogus terrorism charges
Bilal Danış (30), a former public servant in the western city of Izmir who was arrested in November 2016 and convicted on bogus terrorism...
Turkish prosecutors file charges against reporter for exposing mistreatment in deportation centers
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against Feyza Nur Çalıkoğlu, a journalist for the Karar news website, following her investigative report on alleged abuse...
2 women face deportation for taking part in protests against domestic violence
Two foreign nationals, Saida from Azerbaijan and Dalila from Italy, who were detained during demonstrations in İstanbul on November 25, the Day for the...
Public prosecutor’s wedding day visit to Erdoğan with bride sparks controversy
The wedding day visit of Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman and his bride to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at his palace on...
Women’s groups in Turkey demand probe into rise in suspicious deaths
Women’s rights groups in Turkey are calling for a thorough investigation into a surge in suspicious deaths of women, after four women were found...
Turkish strikes exacerbate humanitarian crisis, HRW says
Turkish airstrikes are inflicting damage on densely populated areas and critical infrastructure in northern and northeastern Syria and worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis...
Turkish intelligence agency MIT’s secret rendition flight and black torture site exposed: report
Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, or MİT) operated a secret rendition flight and initiated a torture session on the spy plane when...
YouTube blocks channel of Turkish journalist living in exile after complaint from Ankara
YouTube has blocked the channel of dissident journalist and author Ahmet Nesin after a complaint reportedly filed by the Turkish authorities, highlighting Ankara’s ongoing...
828 refugees, including 73 minors, died in work-related accidents in Turkey last decade: İSİG
A total of 828 refugees, including 73 minors, died in workplace accidents in Turkey between 2013 and 2022, according to a report by the...
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