Turkey
Gag order imposed on news reports about embassy official allegedly involved in drug trafficking
December 25, 2020
Gag order imposed on news reports about embassy official allegedly involved in drug trafficking
A court in the northern Turkish province of Edirne has imposed a gag order on news reports about Veysel Filiz,…
Christmastime in Turkey: a journey into Armenian minority life
December 25, 2020
Christmastime in Turkey: a journey into Armenian minority life
Christmas, one of the biggest holidays of the year for Christians, may be the perfect time to discover Turkey’s Christian…
Uber resuming operations in Turkey after court lifts access ban
December 24, 2020
Uber resuming operations in Turkey after court lifts access ban
An appeals court in Turkey has lifted an access ban to the mobile app of global ridesharing company Uber, making…
Turkey’s interior minister denies strip-search claims, brands rights advocate MP a ‘terrorist’
December 24, 2020
Turkey’s interior minister denies strip-search claims, brands rights advocate MP a ‘terrorist’
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu denied recent claims made by pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that…
Bill on preventing terrorism financing violates freedom of association, 520 NGOs say in joint statement
December 24, 2020
Bill on preventing terrorism financing violates freedom of association, 520 NGOs say in joint statement
A total of 520 nongovernmental organizations in Turkey said in a joint statement that a bill recently proposed by the…
Pregnant woman subjected to sexual harassment and insults by prosecutor during interrogation
December 11, 2020
Pregnant woman subjected to sexual harassment and insults by prosecutor during interrogation
Nigar Kocabaş, a pregnant woman who in 2016 was interrogated by Chief Public Prosecutor İbrahim Keskin in the northern Turkish…
Erdoğan gives cold shoulder to aide’s remarks on release of Arınç, Kavala
November 23, 2020
Erdoğan gives cold shoulder to aide’s remarks on release of Arınç, Kavala
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declined to support the remarks of one of his aides who called for the…
Jailed journalist Baransu gets 17 years for report on MGK decision
November 23, 2020
Jailed journalist Baransu gets 17 years for report on MGK decision
An İstanbul court has handed down a jail sentence of 17 years, one month to jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu…
Turkey, Kosovo violated fundamental rights of expelled teachers, UN body says
November 19, 2020
Turkey, Kosovo violated fundamental rights of expelled teachers, UN body says
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the arrest, detention and forceful transfer of six…
VIDEO | Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
October 20, 2020
VIDEO | Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
A deputy police chief, who had been held in prison for over four years, was found dead in a quarantine…