Turkey regressing in several areas, says a European Commission annual report in the group’s harshest criticism yet
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Turkey detains university students for protesting Syria conflict
Erdogan accused them of behaving like “terrorists” for staging an action opposing his military campaign in Syria
Banksy mural backs jailed Turkish artist Zehra Dogan
British street artist Banksy is now showing solidarity with imprisoned Turkish-Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Dogan
German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel freed from Turkish jail
A German-Turkish journalist was freed in Turkey after spending more than a year in jail without trial
6 Turkish journalists sentenced to life in prison over coup
A Turkish court has sentenced six journalists to life in prison in relation to a failed coup attempt in 2016
Robot Trolls Powerful Turkish Official in Viral Video
Turkish Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan upstaged by a three-foot tall anthropomorphic machine named Sanbot
Imprisoned Turkish rights activist Taner Kilic to be freed
A Turkish court has ordered the release of Taner Kilic, chair of the Turkish chapter of Amnesty International
Turkey casts outsized shadow over Turkish Cypriot Election
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will head to the polls on Sunday, in a parliamentary election that has failed to stir enthusiasm among a largely disillusioned electorate. Elections in the internationally unrecognised entity are typically dominated by the long-running dispute of Cyprus, a Mediterranean island split b etween Turkish Cypriots in the north […]
Turkey Opposition Leader Faces Prosecution as Crackdown Intensifies
Turkish prosecutors have taken another step toward the prosecution and possible jailing of the country’s main opposition leader. On Thursday, Ankara prosecutors announced they had prepared their case against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, head of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, and called for the lifting of his parliamentary immunity. The CHP responded by criticizing the ruling […]
Record high 262 journalists imprisoned in 2017 says CPJ
The number of journalists jailed reached a record high this year amid an aggressive crackdown by government authorities. A total of 262 reporters were put behind bars for their work in 2017, a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) revealed on Wednesday. “It is shameful that for the second year in a […]