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Musk slammed for ‘double standard’ in Turkey as X shuts down dissidents’ accounts
Media Freedom
April 8, 2025
Musk slammed for ‘double standard’ in Turkey as X shuts down dissidents’ accounts
Tech mogul Elon Musk is under fire from Turkish dissidents over moves to shut down X accounts aligned with the…
Erdogan’s war on French schools in Turkey is a precursor to a broader conflict
Education
September 14, 2024
Erdogan’s war on French schools in Turkey is a precursor to a broader conflict
A campaign launched by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist government against two French schools in Turkey transcends questions of sovereignty…
Twitter campaign launched for the release of Mortaza Behboudi: #FreeMortaza
Media Freedom
March 5, 2023
Twitter campaign launched for the release of Mortaza Behboudi: #FreeMortaza
The hashtag #FreeMortaza is currently trending on Twitter as people worldwide demand the immediate release of French-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi.…
Turkish nationalist fantasies and ‘enlarged Turkey maps’
World
March 20, 2021
Turkish nationalist fantasies and ‘enlarged Turkey maps’
Misvak, the most popular ultra-Islamist humor magazine in Turkey, published a map of an enlarged Turkey last week with a…
PEN Ukraine sends a letter of solidarity to Osman Kavala
Media Freedom
November 17, 2020
PEN Ukraine sends a letter of solidarity to Osman Kavala
PEN Ukraine President and novelist Andriy Kurkov has addressed a letter of solidarity to arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman…
Turkey denies it harassed French vessel in the Mediterranean: report
World
June 21, 2020
Turkey denies it harassed French vessel in the Mediterranean: report
Turkey has denied its ships harassed a French vessel that was part of NATO mission in the Mediterranean Sea, Bloomberg…
Bolton Exclusives 2: Trump left ISIS, Kurds to Erdoğan, ignoring Macron, own advisers, Bolton says
World
June 18, 2020
Bolton Exclusives 2: Trump left ISIS, Kurds to Erdoğan, ignoring Macron, own advisers, Bolton says
President Donald Trump pulled U.S. troops out of Syria and allowed Turkey to take over the battle against Islamic State…
NATO allies say Turkey still blocking defense plans for Poland, Baltic states: report
World
June 17, 2020
NATO allies say Turkey still blocking defense plans for Poland, Baltic states: report
Turkey continues to block NATO defense plans for Poland and Baltic states despite a deal in London last year between…
France says Turkey’s intervention in Libya conflict ‘unacceptable’: report
World
June 15, 2020
France says Turkey’s intervention in Libya conflict ‘unacceptable’: report
France on Sunday slammed Turkey’s “aggressive” intervention in the Libya conflict as unacceptable, accusing its fellow NATO member of violating…
Turkey starts deporting ISIS members to home countries
World
November 13, 2019
Turkey starts deporting ISIS members to home countries
Turkey has started repatriating detained suspected Islamic State (ISIS) fighters and vowed to return more of them, most of whom…