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Amnesty calls on Turkey to end media crackdown, release jailed journalists

Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to put an end to an ongoing media crackdown in the country and...

Turkey’s state-run TRT parts ways with Euronews

The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has ended its partnership with European news channel Euronews, which broadcasts in 10 languages including Turkish, according...

Books found in backpack of Kurdish student shot dead by police at Nevruz celebrations

Police found poetry books and clothes in the backpack of Kemal Kurkut, who was shot dead by police at Nevruz celebrations in the Bağlar...

1,143 public servants purged in small province of Isparta

The governor’s office in the small province of Isparta announced on Thursday that a total of 1,143 people have been dismissed from public service...

17 police officers arrested, 60 more wanted over Gülen links

As part of Turkey’s ongoing purge against the real and perceived sympathizers of the Gülen movement, arrests warrants were issued for 60 previously dismissed...

[UPDATE] 44 at defense contractor ASELSAN arrested over Gülen links

Forty-four of 84 detained employees at Turkey's largest defense electronics company ASELSAN were arrested in Ankara on Thursday over Gülen movement links and involvement...

35 lawyers of suspects in Gülen movement trials detained

Turkish police on Thursday detained 35 lawyers who are defending suspects accused of links to the Gülen movement in several ongoing trials. Arrest warrants were...

Aide says if Erdoğan is harmed, nobody in world will be able to enjoy even a breakfast

A chief aide to the Turkish president said if any harm is done to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, nobody in any part of the world...

[UPDATE] Former Kurdish politician Ayna released on judicial probation

A former co-chair of the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), Emine Ayna, who was detained on Thursday in her Diyarbakır home, was released on...

Corruption prosecutor’s wife arrested over ByLock use

Özlem Yüzgeç, the wife of one of the prosecutors who conducted a corruption probe that became public in late 2013 and implicated senior members...

Report: Germany blocked arms sales to Turkey 11 times over human rights concerns

The German government has blocked arms sales to Turkey 11 times since the beginning of 2016 out of fear that the weapons could be...

Turkey leads world again in Twitter censorship

Twitter’s latest government transparency report has revealed the extent of the Turkish government crackdown on social media, once again making the country the leader...

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