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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...

Erdoğan contrasts US Democrats’ support for 2013 İstanbul protests with condemnation of Capitol riot

Following Wednesday's storming of the US Capitol by a mob of rioters supporting outgoing President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday...

9 inmates at Turkish prison attempt suicide in two weeks’ time: report

A total of nine inmates have attempted suicide in two weeks at a prison in the southern province of Antalya, the Stockholm Center for...

Ailing 84-year-old imprisoned after appeals court upholds politically motivated conviction

Nusret Muğla, 84, who suffers from multiple health problems, was arrested on Wednesday after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a previous conviction that...

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