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Opposition leader Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey
Turkey
May 26, 2020
Opposition leader Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey
Defying a bleak status quo, political challenger Ali Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey – if…
Fethullah Gülen and freedom
Opinion
December 3, 2019
Fethullah Gülen and freedom
Certain virtues and qualities are priceless, yet we fail to truly appreciate them until we are deprived of them. When…
2 Sözcü daily columnists indicted on Gülen charges
Media Freedom
December 11, 2018
2 Sözcü daily columnists indicted on Gülen charges
Two columnists from the nationalist, secularist Sözcü newspaper have been indicted on allegations of aiding the faith-based Gülen movement, which…
How Turkey silences journalists online, one removal request at a time
Media Freedom
August 14, 2018
How Turkey silences journalists online, one removal request at a time
On June 19, Abdülhamit Bilici, the last editor-in-chief of the now-shuttered Turkish paper Zaman, tweeted about the decline of press…
Turkey: UN expert says deeply concerned by rise in torture allegations
Editor's Choice
March 1, 2018
Turkey: UN expert says deeply concerned by rise in torture allegations
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer has expressed serious concerns about the rising allegations of torture and other ill…
Seventeen Turkish citizens, who escaped from persecution of Erdoğan regime, seek sanctuary in Greece
Turkey
February 22, 2018
Seventeen Turkish citizens, who escaped from persecution of Erdoğan regime, seek sanctuary in Greece
Seventeen Turkish nationals, including six children, have requested asylum in Greece after crossing over from Turkey, Agence France-Presse (AFP) has…