JWF releases ‘The State of Turkey’s Children: Victims of Unlawfulness’ report
New York-based the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has launch a social media campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #Freedom4Children via JWF`s official account...
Turkey detains daughter of US consulate employee amid Turkish-American tension
The daughter of a US Consulate staff member for whom Turkish authorities issued a detention warrant on Sunday over alleged links to the faith-based...
US Ambassador to Turkey on suspension of visa services: This was not a decision...
US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass has released a written statement on Monday over suspension of all non-immigrant visa services at all US diplomatic...
Yakup Şimşek, brand marketing manager for Turkish critical daily, behind bars over a TV...
A veteran media professional has been jailed in Turkey for 430 days over a TV commercial that was designed to attract new subscribers to...
Turkey’s Erdoğan cancels press conference amid crisis with US
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday cancelled a planned press conference at İstanbul Atatürk Airport as a visa crisis that erupted following...
Jailed HR defender Kurşun: I believe in universal human rights with all my heart
Jailed Turkish human rights defender Günal Kurşun has said "I am a person with a secular outlook on life. I believe in universal human...
US and Turkey mutually suspend all non-immigrant visa services
The US mission to Turkey said on Sunday it had suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all US diplomatic facilities in Turkey, on the...
Turkish prosecutor demands 15 years in jail for human rights defenders
The İstanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted an indictment for 11 people including foreign human rights defenders who were detained during a workshop in...
Turkish gov’t puts babies, mothers behind bars without slowing down
A 4-month old infant has been taken into prison by Turkish government along with her mother in Turkey’s Kahramanmaraş province. While the infant’s mother...
Venice Commission: Emergency decree laws obstruct local democracy in Turkey
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s (COE) expert body on legal and constitutional affairs, stated on Friday that Turkey’s emergency decree laws, which were...
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