Turkey
At least 721 journalists arrested between 2002 and 2019 during AKP rule: deputy
July 24, 2020
At least 721 journalists arrested between 2002 and 2019 during AKP rule: deputy
At least 721 journalists were arrested in Turkey between 2002 and 2019, 93 of whom are still in prison, according…
Jailed journalist Baransu sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
July 20, 2020
Jailed journalist Baransu sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
Investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu, who has been behind bars since March 2015, has been handed down a prison sentence of…
History professor says Hagia Sophia mosaics should be removed after its conversion to mosque
July 20, 2020
History professor says Hagia Sophia mosaics should be removed after its conversion to mosque
A professor of history has called for the removal of the mosaics and icons in the ancient Hagia Sophia, claiming…
Turkish man detained for insulting Islam, prophet on social media
July 15, 2020
Turkish man detained for insulting Islam, prophet on social media
A Turkish man was detained by police after allegedly insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammed on social media, the İstanbul…
Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
July 15, 2020
Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Wednesday, on the fourth anniversary of a failed military putsch, that a total of…
Hagia Sophia to remain open to visitors outside of prayer times: report
July 15, 2020
Hagia Sophia to remain open to visitors outside of prayer times: report
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said Tuesday,…
Turkey detains local Kurdish politicians in Gaziantep, Diyarbakır
July 14, 2020
Turkey detains local Kurdish politicians in Gaziantep, Diyarbakır
The police on Tuesday detained 33 people in early morning raids in Gaziantep including local officials of the Kurdish Peoples’…
Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
July 9, 2020
Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
A Turkish court is likely to announce on Friday that the 1934 conversion of İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a museum…
Turkey arrests HDP member subjected to police brutality during detention
July 7, 2020
Turkey arrests HDP member subjected to police brutality during detention
A Turkish court has ruled to arrest Sevil Rojbin Çetin, a local Kurdish politician and a member of the Peoples’…
İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
July 7, 2020
İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
The İstanbul Convention, signed by member countries of the Council of Europe in 2011 to promote women’s rights and prevent…