Turkey
Turkish court rearrests victim of rendition immediately after release
June 11, 2021
Turkish court rearrests victim of rendition immediately after release
Ayten Öztürk, who was forcibly transported from Lebanon to Turkey in 2018 by Turkish intelligence and testified in an İstanbul…
Turkey sentenced 266,811 to prison for terrorism in last 4 years
June 11, 2021
Turkey sentenced 266,811 to prison for terrorism in last 4 years
Turkish courts sentenced 266,811 people to prison on convictions of terrorism between 2016 and 2020, abusing vague anti-terrorism legislation, according…
Anti-Erdoğan bloc sees over 4-point rise in support in a month: MetroPoll survey
June 3, 2021
Anti-Erdoğan bloc sees over 4-point rise in support in a month: MetroPoll survey
Support for the Nation Alliance, an opposition bloc established to challenge Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 19-year rule, has increased…
Famous Turkish actress indicted for ‘insulting’ former soldier accused of rape
June 3, 2021
Famous Turkish actress indicted for ‘insulting’ former soldier accused of rape
An indictment drafted by an Ankara prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to two years for Ezgi Mola, a…
Turkey changes press card regulation in second attempt to make cancellation easier
May 22, 2021
Turkey changes press card regulation in second attempt to make cancellation easier
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made changes to a 2018 press card regulation, the execution of some articles of…
Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns anti-Semitic attacks against Turkish journalist Karel Valansi
May 22, 2021
Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns anti-Semitic attacks against Turkish journalist Karel Valansi
The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) in a statement on Wednesday condemned anti-Semitic attacks by Turkey’s pro-government media outlets…
Officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers indicted by Kosovar court
May 22, 2021
Officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers indicted by Kosovar court
A court in Pristina has accepted the indictment of three officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers…
Reactions mount as Erdoğan decree allows arbitrary cancellation of press cards
May 22, 2021
Reactions mount as Erdoğan decree allows arbitrary cancellation of press cards
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sparked criticism from opposition politicians and press associations due to a recent decree that…
Turkish gov’t abducted teacher in Kenya over relationship to Gülen, wife claims
May 21, 2021
Turkish gov’t abducted teacher in Kenya over relationship to Gülen, wife claims
The wife of a teacher who is a nephew of US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen has claimed that her husband…
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
April 17, 2021
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
A controversial plan to use public money for building a mosque in Strasbourg stalled on Friday after the Turkish backers…