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Man arrested for insulting Erdoğan after brief detention for insulting interior minister

A Turkish man who allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media was arrested by a court on Friday, two days after he...

Turkish, Russian forces ignore Libya exit deadline under fragile truce

Turkish and Russian forces ignored a deadline to pull out of Libya as scheduled Saturday under a UN-backed ceasefire deal, highlighting the fragility of...

Turkey sentenced 23 journalists to over 100 years in prison in 2020: report

Turkish courts handed down sentences totaling 103 years to 23 journalists in 2020, according to the “BİA Media Monitoring Report 2020,” released by the...

The right to life of Nigerian migrant killed in police custody violated, Turkish Constitutional Court says

The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided that the right to life of Nigerian migrant Festus Okey, who was fatally shot by a police officer,...

Physical assaults become commonplace in Turkish politics

Cevheri Güven A series of physical attacks have recently targeted journalists and politicians who criticized Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and...

Lawyer arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges dies of COVID-19 in prison

Lawyer Metin Yücel, who was arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges in October 2016, has died in prison after contracting COVID-19, the Stockholm Center for...

Abducted teacher says prosecutor is protecting his torturers: report

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has refused to file charges based on torture allegations made by Zabit Kişi, 48, who said he was...

14 years on, family and friends still seek justice for slain journalist Hrant Dink

Scores of people on Tuesday continued to call on Turkish authorities to identify all those involved in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...

Turkey seeks detention of journalist over tweet decrying death of woman killed by ISIL

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's office issued a detention warrant for veteran journalist Cengiz Çandar on the charge of praising crime and criminals over...

Turkish mob boss detained, deported from North Macedonia

Cevheri Güven The North Macedonian Ministry of Interior announced that Sedat Peker, a well-known Turkish mob boss, was detained on Dec. 18 and deported. According...

The real portrait of Turkey’s economy

Turkey’s financial troubles have increased since the country was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Contrary to government declarations, a sudden surge in the number...

Facing potentially less friendly Biden administration, Erdoğan extends olive branch to EU

Facing a potentially hostile US administration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is trying to break his isolation by mending EU relations, torn by what...

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