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Celebrity manager jailed over Gezi Park protests to appear in court on July 7

Ayşe Barım, a well-known manager of Turkish television stars who has been charged with “attempting to overthrow the government” due to her alleged role...

Turkish ministries block investigation into bureaucrats over deadly hotel fire

Turkey’s Interior and Labor ministries have blocked investigations into their staff over possible negligence in a devastating fire that killed 78 people earlier this...

PKK to soon convene to formalize laying down of arms without Öcalan at the helm: report

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is reportedly preparing to convene a long-anticipated congress to formalize the laying down of arms in the coming...

Turkish main opposition leader attacked after attending politician’s funeral in İstanbul

Turkey’s main opposition leader, Özgür Özel, was physically assaulted on Sunday after attending the funeral of a pro-Kurdish politician who died in İstanbul on...

Turkey condemns Gaza aid ship attack, criticized for blocking departure from its shores

Turkey on Friday condemned what it called an “unacceptable attack” on a civilian aid ship bound for Gaza, but the reaction triggered backlash from...

Whistleblower murdered in Netherlands repeatedly told authorities he feared for his life: report

Cemil Önal, a Turkish whistleblower who accused high-ranking politicians in Ankara of corruption and money laundering, repeatedly warned Dutch authorities that he feared for...

IJA marks World Press Freedom Day with plea to free jailed journalists, warning on digital repression

The International Journalists Association (IJA), a Germany-based network of media workers living in exile, marked World Press Freedom Day on Saturday with a call...

Turkish businessman arrested in Brazil, faces extradition to Turkey over Gülen links

Turkish-Brazilian dual national Mustafa Göktepe was arrested in São Paulo on Wednesday following an extradition request from the Turkish government over his links to...

Turkey ranks 159th in new press freedom index: RSF

Turkey has dropped to 159th out of 180 countries in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, published Friday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Stockholm...

HRW urges Turkey to halt deportation of Turkmen activists at risk of torture, unfair trial

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Turkish authorities to immediately halt the deportation of two Turkmen activists detained in northern Turkey, warning that they face...

Footage shows moment deadly hotel fire began; broken grill thermostat cited as the cause

Newly emerged security footage shows the moment a fire began at the Grand Kartal Hotel, a winter resort in Turkey’s Bolu province, where 78...

Ailing 85-year-old inmate freed following years of appeals by rights advocates

Halil Karakoç, an 85-year-old retired imam imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, was released from Menemen Prison on Thursday after spending...

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