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Treasure hunters are destroying Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey

Alin Ozinian One century after the Armenian genocide, the Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey is still being destroyed, not only because of the desire to...

Turkey’s political prisoners denied parole

Cevheri Güven Journalists, Gülen movement followers and Kurds who are imprisoned in Turkey on politically motivated charges are now faced with a new challenge as...

Opposition challenges authenticity of Erdoğan’s high school diploma

An opposition party has challenged the authenticity of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's high school diploma, a move that came after years of debate...

Vague terrorism charge used to target supporters of the Gülen movement: UN special rapporteurs

The vague and imprecise charge of “membership in an armed terrorist organization” appears to be repeatedly misused to target critics of the Turkish government’s...

Turkey leads the world in Twitter censorship

Turkey leads the world in Twitter censorship according to transparency report data for the years 2012 to 2020, submitting the largest number of takedown requests and...

Austria deports Turkish spy

Austrian authorities have deported Feyyaz Ö., a man who was previously arrested on charges of plotting to assassinate Austrian politician Berivan Aslan on behalf...

Millions in Turkey are on Erdoğan’s ‘terrorist’ list

Turkey's strongman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, keeps accusing more of his opponents and the groups opposing his decisions of being "terrorists," a move seen...

Organization set up by former Erdoğan aide is starting to train hit squads

Cevheri Güven SADAT International Defense Consultancy, a paramilitary organization established by Adnan Tanrıverdi, a former aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has started to...

Erdogan’s bodyguard, wanted by the US, engaged in covert intelligence ops in Libya: report

A Turkish police chief wanted for arrest by US authorities on multiple criminal charges participated in clandestine operations with Turkish intelligence in Libya before...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally renews call to shut down pro-Kurdish HDP

The chairman of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), a key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, urged Turkey's top prosecutor's office to...

Thousands detained or deported at Turkish airports for their social media posts: report

Thousands of people have been detained or deported at airports by Turkish authorities because of their social media posts, the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

The Year in Review: Press Freedom

The Turkish government continued to muzzle the press in 2020 in a variety of ways, including imprisoning journalists, eliminating media outlets, overseeing the purchase...

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