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Russian activist arrested after Turkey deports her to face trial over Ukraine war protest

A Russian activist who fled to Turkey after being charged over a protest of Moscow’s war in Ukraine was arrested in St. Petersburg after...

Macron’s morning run in Ankara park sparks criticism after public barred from area

French President Emmanuel Macron took a morning run Wednesday in an Ankara public park that was temporarily closed to residents and journalists, attracting criticism...

Dismissed Turkish military doctor alleges retaliation for exposing abuse of conscripts

A Turkish military doctor has filed a legal challenge after being dismissed from the armed forces, alleging she was expelled in retaliation for reporting...

Documentary says soldiers were lured into trap, tortured after Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt

Personnel summoned to the Turkish Gendarmerie General Command headquarters in Ankara during a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, were lured into a trap,...

Turkish state broadcaster accused of censoring question on jailed comedian, detentions during NATO press conference

TRT, Turkey’s state broadcaster, is facing accusations that during a press conference ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, it censored the live Turkish...

Turkish court sentences environmental activist Esra Işık to prison

A Turkish court has sentenced environmental activist Esra Işık to more than two years in prison for her role in protests against the seizure...

Turkey blocks access to X account of Stockholm Center for Freedom, critical journalists

Turkish authorities have blocked access in Turkey to the Stockholm Center for Freedom’s (SCF) X account as part of a sweeping order targeting 146...

2 Turkish journalists briefly detained ahead of NATO summit in Ankara

Turkish authorities briefly detained two journalists ahead of the NATO summit opening in Ankara on Tuesday, their outlets and a rights group said. The detentions...

AFP journalists in Turkey go on strike over pay as union cites inflation gap

Journalists and media workers at Agence France-Presse’s Turkey bureau went on strike Monday after AFP management and the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) failed...

Turkey’s prisons hit 140 percent capacity as inmate population surpasses 427,000

Turkey’s prison population has climbed above 427,000, exceeding official capacity by more than 122,000 people and pushing occupancy to roughly 140 percent, the Stockholm...

Turkey’s media watchdog warns broadcasters it is monitoring NATO summit coverage

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has told media outlets to cover this week’s NATO summit in Ankara from a “national security” perspective and warned that their...

Jailed Erdoğan rival faces 3 hearings in one day as NATO leaders arrive in Ankara

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival and the opposition’s presidential candidate, appeared in three separate court proceedings at...

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