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Broadcasting watchdog RTÜK contributes to increasing censorship in Turkey: HRW

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), is contributing to increasing censorship in the country by imposing punitive and disproportionate sanctions...

Power will not be handed over to opposition even if early elections are held, says Turkish foreign minister

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told an opposition lawmaker during budget talks in parliament on Monday that power will not be handed over to...

Turkish gov’t and parliament condemn US sanctions over purchase of Russian missile defense system

Turkey's vice president, speaker of parliament, foreign ministry, defense minister and four political parties comprising 90 percent of the Turkish parliament have all denounced...

Turkey’s cheap bread lines make a comeback after 20 years

In the early 2000s Turkey went through an economic crisis that served as a catalyst in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rise to power. People...

AKP gives cold shoulder to far-right ally’s call to shut down Kurdish party

A top Justice and Development Party (AKP) official has reacted negatively to a recent call by its ally, the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP),...

Turkey plans to administer Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to 1.5 mln people daily

The Turkish government, which is expected to soon start administering its first doses of the Chinese coronavirus vaccine, is planning to vaccinate 1.5 million...

Indictment seeks 10.5 years for opposition politician in case involving Erdoğan aide

An indictment drafted by an İstanbul prosecutor seeks a jail sentence of up to 10-and-a-half years for a politician from Turkey’s main opposition Republican...

ECtHR rules rights violated in first purge case from Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said the rights of a civil servant who was fired in a purge carried out by...

Turkey accused of covering up death of 110-day-old Syrian baby from COVID-19: report

A 110-day-old Syrian baby died of coronavirus in Turkey’s southeastern Mardin province in April, but the details of the case were not shared with...

Turkey to impose 4-day lockdown amid coronavirus surge

As the number of coronavirus infections and the death toll reach new heights every day in Turkey, the Turkish government has decided to impose...

Alevi communities in Turkey feel under increasing pressure, say leaders

Alevi leaders in Turkey say the current situation of Turkey’s Alevi population is becoming increasingly precarious as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

16 inmates in one Turkish prison diagnosed with COVID-19 as cases soar: report

A total of 16 inmates have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in northern Turkey’s Karabük Prison as cases countrywide have increased dramatically, reaching 1,866,345 on...

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