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Turkey begins trial of 189 defendants over protests against İstanbul mayor’s arrest

A mass trial began in İstanbul on Friday for 189 people, including students, journalists and lawyers, who protested the detention and subsequent arrest of...

Turkish journalist living in exile says he continues to face threats to his life

Turkish investigative journalist Cevheri Güven said he continues to face constant threats to his life, even after seeking asylum in Germany. Speaking to Frankfurter Allgemeine...

Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure

Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform that had previously...

Only 3 pct of Turks applied for dual citizenship under Germany’s new law in 9 months

Only 3 percent of German citizens of Turkish origin have applied to regain Turkish citizenship in the nine months since a landmark dual citizenship...

Prominent rights lawyer rearrested less than 24 hours after release from prison

Selçuk Kozağaçlı, a well-known human rights lawyer and honorary president of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), was rearrested on Thursday, less than 24 hours...

Ex-general serving life sentence for 2016 coup registered as AKP member without consent

Akın Öztürk, the former commander of the Turkish Air Forces who is serving a life sentence for his alleged role in a 2016 coup...

Pro-gov’t journalist under investigation over claims of takeover of main opposition party

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into pro-government journalist Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı after he claimed on social media that the government would soon take...

12 city officials detained in operation targeting opposition-run municipality in İstanbul

Twelve city officials were detained Thursday in an operation targeting the opposition-run Beşiktaş Municipality in İstanbul over alleged bid-rigging, marking the latest development in...

EU lists seven ‘safe’ countries of origin, tightening asylum rules

The European Union on Wednesday published a list of seven countries it considers "safe,” in a bid to speed up migrant returns by making...

Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence for remarks at book fair

A Turkish court has handed down a three-month suspended sentence to investigative journalist Bahadır Özgür for allegedly insulting the government during a 2022 book...

Ankara says over 175,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from Turkey

More than 175,000 Syrians who fled their country's civil war to neighboring Turkey have returned home since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad in...

Reform package aims for release of 55K inmates amid overcrowding in Turkish prisons

A new judicial reform package drafted by Turkey’s Justice Ministry could lead to the release of up to 55,000 inmates, as the country’s prison...

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