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Germany rejects calls from Turkey for extradition of journalist Dündar

The German Foreign Ministry has rejected calls from Turkey for the extradition of Turkish journalist Can Dündar, who was given a lengthy jail sentence...

Critical data on İstanbul’s structurally unsound buildings hidden to ‘avoid chaos’

A Turkish academic has revealed that critical data regarding buildings in İstanbul that would collapse or sustain heavy damage in the event of a...

German foreign minister, CPJ slam Turkish court’s ruling on exiled journalist Dündar: report

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) slammed the ruling of a Turkish court on Wednesday that sentenced exiled...

Turkey’s Erdoğan had applied to ECtHR 3 times before coming to power, demanding a fair trial

Before assuming public office, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had applied three times to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which he recently...

Turkish gov’t uses TRT as a weapon to spread its censorship to YouTube

After taking full control of traditional media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began silencing dissenting voices on YouTube. Making use of the platform’s community...

Half of Turkish public approves of wiretapping opposing parties’ supporters: survey

A survey exploring the extent of political polarization in Turkey conducted by the İstanbul Bilgi University Center for Migration Research has shown that half...

Journalist not released from prison despite serving required time, opposition deputy says

A Turkish journalist who was given a prison sentence of six years, three months on terrorism charges is not being released from prison despite...

AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its opposition ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), shot down a parliamentary motion floated by the...

Turkish TV station to close down a month after launch due to threat of seizure by gov’t: report

Private Turkish television station Olay TV will close down scarcely a month after it started broadcasting because of a threat of seizure by the...

Erdoğan accuses ECtHR of hypocrisy in Demirtaş ruling

Turkish President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a decision made by the European Court of Human...

Lawmaker calls staff of 53 advisers to Turkish parliament speaker ‘extravagant’

An opposition deputy has called Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop's staff of 53 advisors "extravagant," the Birgün daily reported on Wednesday. Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a deputy from...

Turkish court hands down 27-year sentence to exiled journalist Dündar

A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a prison sentence of 27 years, six months to exiled journalist Can Dündar in a trial concerning...

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