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Turkey sentenced 266,811 to prison for terrorism in last 4 years
Turkey
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
Turkey
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…
Wife worried missing educator subjected to torture, maltreatment
World
June 3, 2021
Wife worried missing educator subjected to torture, maltreatment
The wife of the president of a prestigious school network in Kyrgyzstan who went missing in Bishkek on Monday said…
Kyrgyz protestors demand authorities locate missing educator
World
June 3, 2021
Kyrgyz protestors demand authorities locate missing educator
Hundreds of people have been protesting since Tuesday in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, demanding that authorities find the president…
Yusuf Satılmış: Turkish Embassy in Kyiv refused to process my passport and ID card application
Ukraine
May 26, 2021
Yusuf Satılmış: Turkish Embassy in Kyiv refused to process my passport and ID card application
Members of the Hizmet Movement (Gülen Movement) in Ukraine were worried about the issue negotiated at the head-to-head meeting between…
Turkey changes press card regulation in second attempt to make cancellation easier
Turkey
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…
5 pct of Turkish women exposed to sexual violence in past year according to family and social services minister
World
May 22, 2021
5 pct of Turkish women exposed to sexual violence in past year according to family and social services minister
Five percent of Turkish women were exposed to sexual violence in the past year, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported…
Reactions mount as Erdoğan decree allows arbitrary cancellation of press cards
Turkey
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
Turkey
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…
Jailed media executive faces 2,500 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial
Media Freedom
April 17, 2021
Jailed media executive faces 2,500 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 2,445 years for Hidayet Karaca, former chief executive of the…