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Turkey sentenced 67 people to 299 years in prison in freedom of expression trials: report

A trial monitoring study by the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has revealed that 67 people in Turkey were handed down 299 years,...

Displaced Syrians fear Turkish threats spell new exodus

Syria's grinding conflict has already uprooted Ahmed Yassin and his family several times, but now they fear a threatened Turkish offensive will force them...

Half of world’s democracies in decline: report

Half the world's democratic countries are experiencing an erosion of democracy, intensified by war in Ukraine and economic crisis, an international think tank said...

Post-bombing security measures on İstiklal Avenue feared to ruin its soul

The İstanbul Govenor’s Office has announced widespread security measures on İstiklal Avenue, where a deadly bombing took place earlier this month, that are feared...

Erdoğan says Turkish military to soon launch ground operation in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that Turkey would "soon" launch a ground operation in Syria against Kurdish militants following airstrikes over the weekend,...

Rocket fire from Syria kills two on Turkish border: minister

Rockets fired from Syria towards Turkey's border town of Karkamış on Monday killed two people and wounded six, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported,...

ECtHR orders Turkey to pay damages to church foundation for violation of property rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 5,000 euros in non-pecuniary damages to a Greek church foundation in İstanbul...

Turkish journalist on Erdoğan’s wishlist worries about future in Sweden

A Turkish journalist exiled in Stockholm is increasingly worried he will be used as a bartering chip after Turkey's president singled out his extradition...

Sweden can’t call itself a democratic nation if it fulfills Turkey’s demand to hand over journalist: CPJ

Bünyamin Tekin “Under no circumstances can Sweden fulfill Turkey’s demand to deport exiled Turkish journalist Bülent Keneş and continue calling itself a democratic nation governed...

US Supreme Court rejects Turkey’s attempts to stop lawsuits filed by anti-Erdoğan protestors

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Turkey's bid to dismiss two lawsuits filed by demonstrators seeking monetary damages after accusing Turkish...

Detention of 11 journalists across Turkey sparks global concern, domestic outrage

The Turkish government has attracted condemnation and anger from press organizations and politicians within and without Turkey for the recent detention of 11 journalists...

Turkey detains doctors’ union chair after chemical weapons comment

Turkish police have detained the head of Turkey's doctors' union on allegations of spreading "terrorist propaganda" after she urged a probe into the army's...

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