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Critics blacklisted and threatened by Turkish gov’t supporters on Clubhouse

Many people who criticize the Turkish government on the new social media platform Clubhouse are being blacklisted and threatened by pro-government accounts, the Stockholm...

RSF condemns ‘political and judicial persecution’ of exiled journalist Dündar

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned “Turkey’s political and judicial persecution” of exiled journalist and former Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar, who is facing...

Top court upholds sentence given to jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence of four years, eight months given to Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been...

Top court says in landmark ruling witness testimony can’t serve as evidence of terrorism

In a landmark decision Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the statement of an eyewitness cannot be regarded as evidence of terrorism in the...

3 million day laborers will lose their wages during nationwide lockdown in Turkey

Nearly 3 million day laborers and small shop owners will lose their income during the latest COVID-19 lockdown in Turkey, which will go into...

Pro-gov’t journalist associates alcohol ban during lockdown with Gülen

Mehmet Barlas, a columnist for the pro-government Sabah daily, has criticized the Turkish government’s recent move to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages in...

Locals resist pro-gov’t company’s quarrying activities in northern Turkey

A group of villagers has been protesting the opening of a stone quarry by a pro-government company in northern Rize province, arguing that the...

Court orders opposition politician to pay $7,000 in damages to Erdoğan for insult

A politician from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been ordered by a Turkish court to pay damages in the amount of...

Saudi Arabia to close eight Turkish schools: report

Saudi Arabia is set to close eight Turkish schools at the end of the current academic year, a decision that could anger Ankara as...

Turkish Cypriot leader calls on UN to recognize two independent states

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called on the UN Security Council on Wednesday to recognize two independent states as a way out of the...

Blinken seeks ‘positive way forward’ with Turkey but warns of sanctions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for better relations with Turkey despite US recognition of the Armenian genocide, but renewed warnings...

Turkey unveils deal for 50 million Sputnik V doses

Turkey announced on Wednesday it has signed a deal for the delivery of 50 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Agence France-Presse...

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