Turkish court acquits Bloomberg journalists over article on lira fal
A Turkish court on Friday acquitted two Bloomberg reporters of trying to sabotage the economy with an article about the currency crisis of 2018,...
Visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat released from prison
Visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat, who was jailed in July 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, was released pending appeal from...
Turkey’s hunger threshold keeps extending lead over minimum wage
Turkey’s hunger threshold for the month of April increased to TL 34,200 ($889), extending its lead over the minimum wage of TL 22,104 ($574),...
Courts to decide whether social media posts include disinformation under new law
Turkish courts will decide whether or not a social media post was aimed at producing or disseminating fake news and disinformation online under a...
2 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria’s Afrin region
Two Turkish soldiers were killed on Monday in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region during a sweep and clear mission, according to a statement made by...
Kyrgyz teacher at school taken over by Ankara-backed foundation detained in Turkey: report
A Kyrgyz math teacher who traveled to Turkey last week for a student competition has not been heard from since Turkish border authorities reportedly...
53 current and former Turkish diplomats detained, sparking fears of a repeat of May...
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's office on Monday ordered the detention of five active-duty and 48 former diplomats over alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Families: Women detained over alleged Gülen links subjected to maltreatment under Turkish police custody
The families of women detained in operations ordered by provincial Chief of Police Cengiz Zeybek and Governor Ersin Yazıcı between March 26-29 in a...
EU lawmakers demand firm response to Turkey’s rights abuses after İstanbul mayor’s arrest
Thirty-two members of the European Parliament have called on the European Commission to take urgent action over what they describe as escalating human rights...
CISST received 1,572 complaints of mistreatment and neglect in Turkish prisons over the past...
A total of 1,572 appeals were submitted to the Civil Society in the Penal System (CISST) complaining of mistreatment, torture and neglect in Turkish...
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