Turkey
Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns anti-Semitic attacks against Turkish journalist Karel Valansi
Turkey
May 22, 2021
Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns anti-Semitic attacks against Turkish journalist Karel Valansi
The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) in a statement on Wednesday condemned anti-Semitic attacks by Turkey’s pro-government media outlets…
Officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers indicted by Kosovar court
Turkey
May 22, 2021
Officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers indicted by Kosovar court
A court in Pristina has accepted the indictment of three officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers…
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…
Turkey has lowest overall compliance with GRECO recommendations to fight corruption: report
World
April 17, 2021
Turkey has lowest overall compliance with GRECO recommendations to fight corruption: report
A report recently released by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), has revealed…
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
Turkey
April 17, 2021
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
A controversial plan to use public money for building a mosque in Strasbourg stalled on Friday after the Turkish backers…
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
Turkey
April 17, 2021
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday robustly defended his foreign minister after he traded barbs in an unusually public…
“We are concerned about the agreement between Zelenskyy and Erdogan on speeding up extradition”
Ukraine
April 9, 2021
“We are concerned about the agreement between Zelenskyy and Erdogan on speeding up extradition”
Members of the Hizmet Movement (Gülen Movement) in Ukraine were worried about the issue negotiated at the head-to-head meeting between…
Council of State rules against 2018 regulation making press card cancellations easier
Turkey
April 4, 2021
Council of State rules against 2018 regulation making press card cancellations easier
The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has suspended the execution of some articles of a 2018 regulation that…