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CPJ calls on Turkey to drop criminal charges against journalists over earthquake coverage
Media Freedom
March 5, 2023
CPJ calls on Turkey to drop criminal charges against journalists over earthquake coverage
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to ensure that members of the press do not face criminal charges over…
Erdoğan pardons 3 former generals serving life sentences for role in ’97 postmodern coup
Turkey
March 5, 2023
Erdoğan pardons 3 former generals serving life sentences for role in ’97 postmodern coup
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used his presidential power to pardon three former generals who were imprisoned last year…
[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi
Opinion
March 5, 2023
[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s handshake with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was sworn in as Egypt’s president in…
Turkish prisons at 16 percent overcapacity: report
Turkey
December 15, 2022
Turkish prisons at 16 percent overcapacity: report
Turkish prisons are holding 49,518 more prisoners than their overall capacity, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the latest data from…
Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication
Turkey
December 15, 2022
Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication
A recently published book tells the story of teacher Halime Gülsu, who died in a Turkish prison in 2018 due to deprivation…
Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
World
December 16, 2021
Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
Three Turkish nationals seeking asylum in Greece in September were allegedly tortured by plain-clothes Greek officials, who then illegally put…
Turkey will be in Athens in 5 hours in event of Greek missile attack: AKP official
Turkey
November 22, 2021
Turkey will be in Athens in 5 hours in event of Greek missile attack: AKP official
A senior official from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has said Turkish forces will be in Athens in…
Islamist opposition party leader says he rejected Erdoğan’s offer to form alliance
Turkey
November 22, 2021
Islamist opposition party leader says he rejected Erdoğan’s offer to form alliance
Temel Karamollaoğlu, leader of the Islamist opposition Felicity Party, has said he turned down an offer from Turkish President Recep…
Russia’s Altai should be center of Turkic world on Erdoğan’s map: Kremlin spokesman
Politics
November 22, 2021
Russia’s Altai should be center of Turkic world on Erdoğan’s map: Kremlin spokesman
A map of the Turkic world presented to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader…
Turkey summons Bulgarian envoy over election interference claims
Turkey
November 21, 2021
Turkey summons Bulgarian envoy over election interference claims
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the Bulgarian ambassador to Turkey on Thursday after the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish…