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Turkish gov’t takes control of pro-Kurdish daily, detains 21

Turkish authorities have taken control of the pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper on the grounds that it has links to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party...

Turkish lawyer calls for arrest of former US district attorney Preet Bharara

The US district attorney who launched the trial of Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla for violating sanctions on Iran may think twice about setting...

Atilla lawyers ask judge to ‘temper justice with mercy’ in a lesser sentence

Lawyers for Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla, who was convicted in New York federal court in January of violating US sanctions on Iran, asked...

Turkish court rules to keep Greek soldiers in prison

A court in Turkey’s northwestern Edirne province on Tuesday ruled to keep in prison two Greek soldiers who were detained by Turkish troops patrolling...

HRW: Turkish gov’t has reached ‘new low’ with social media crackdown

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the Turkish government for prosecuting large numbers of people in recent weeks over social media posts protesting Turkey’s...

Jewelry store chain, Istanbul company seized over alleged Gülen links

Two more companies have been seized as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a...

Wiretaps reveal Erdoğan behind protests in Berlin against Armenian bill

Wiretaps of phone conversations between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk have revealed that Erdoğan was...

Turkey resumes flights to northern Iraq after 6-month international ban

The first Turkish airplane landed at Erbil, the administrative capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, on Tuesday after Turkey lifted its six-month ban on...

American pastor Brunson to appear in Turkish court on April 16

Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who faces 35 years in prison for allegedly perpetrating crimes in the name of the Gülen movement and the...

Detention warrants issued on Tuesday for 62 over Gülen links

The Ağrı and Mersin chief public prosecutors' offices on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 62 people over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...

EU says no concrete answers from Turkey’s Erdoğan on issues of concern

European Union leaders on Monday said they received no concrete answers from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a long list of concerns, from...

[OPINION] CPJ downplays the number of jailed journalists in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt Although there are varying figures on the number of jailed journalists and media workers in Turkey from different advocacy groups, one thing that...

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