Turkish
Woman as an impetus for radical changes
World
December 18, 2020
Woman as an impetus for radical changes
On December 15, 2020, the International Round Table «The Role of Women in the Modern World. Gender (in)Equality», held to…
Journalist Yunus Erdogdu received death threats from unknown persons
Media Freedom
November 26, 2020
Journalist Yunus Erdogdu received death threats from unknown persons
Yunus Erdogdu, a journalist who published an article about Turkey’s arms trade in the Middle East and in other countries…
Erdoğan gives cold shoulder to aide’s remarks on release of Arınç, Kavala
Turkey
November 23, 2020
Erdoğan gives cold shoulder to aide’s remarks on release of Arınç, Kavala
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declined to support the remarks of one of his aides who called for the…
Jailed journalist Baransu gets 17 years for report on MGK decision
Turkey
November 23, 2020
Jailed journalist Baransu gets 17 years for report on MGK decision
An İstanbul court has handed down a jail sentence of 17 years, one month to jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu…
20 pct of Israelis returning from Turkey test positive for coronavirus: report
World
November 23, 2020
20 pct of Israelis returning from Turkey test positive for coronavirus: report
Twenty out of every 100 Israelis who traveled to Turkey in October tested positive for COVID-19, putting Turkey in first…
Turkey, Kosovo violated fundamental rights of expelled teachers, UN body says
World
November 19, 2020
Turkey, Kosovo violated fundamental rights of expelled teachers, UN body says
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the arrest, detention and forceful transfer of six…
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…
VIDEO | Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
Turkey
October 20, 2020
VIDEO | Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
A deputy police chief, who had been held in prison for over four years, was found dead in a quarantine…
Outrage boils over as photos reveal suspicious death of inmate in Turkish prison
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Outrage boils over as photos reveal suspicious death of inmate in Turkish prison
Postmortem photos of former Deputy Police Chief Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, who was found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkey’s Gümüşhane…
Missile launched near Turkey’s Black Sea coast after S-400s deployed-video
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Missile launched near Turkey’s Black Sea coast after S-400s deployed-video
The Turkish military purportedly shot a missile into the sky near the country’s Black Sea coast, where there was an…