COMMENTARY — CPJ downplays the number of jailed journalists in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Although there are varying figures on the number of jailed journalists and media workers in Turkey from different advocacy groups, one thing...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 70 teachers over alleged links to Gülen movement
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Ethnic groups in Turkey advocate for education in mother tongue: survey
An overwhelming majority of people from various ethnic communities in Turkey are calling for the right to education in their native language, according to...
Turkish gov’t requests that Cambodia extradite alleged members of Gülen movement
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Political tension increasing in Turkey ahead of critical elections
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Number of sick inmates considerably higher than revealed by Ministry of Justice: İHD
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Turkish court denies pro-Kurdish politician’s request for release despite 1-year-old daughter’s asthma
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Turkish appeals court again defies top court ruling, exacerbating crisis in judiciary
The Turkish judiciary is facing a crisis as the Supreme Court of Appeals has defied a Constitutional Court (AYM) ruling for the second time...
Turkish police detain pro-Kurdish HDP politicians including former deputy in Ankara
Turkish police detained six executives of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), including the HDP's former Şanlıurfa deputy İbrahim Binici, in Ankara on Saturday...
Opposition leader faces 2nd verbal attack after Erdoğan’s praise for first one
Turkey’s nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener came under verbal attack as she was addressing locals in Sivas province, the second attack...
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