Turkish authorities banned all Pride Week activities in İstanbul in order to “maintain peace and security, and prevent criminal activities,” amid an increasing number...
Musicians in Turkey, who represent one of the professions hit hardest by fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, are now struggling with bans imposed on...
Local administrations have canceled four events, three concerts and a theatre play that were to be performed in Kurdish in three provinces across Turkey...
The governor’s office has attracted condemnation and anger from university students, musicians and opposition politicians for banning what would have been the largest music...
Large groups of women on Tuesday held marches to mark International Women’s Day, protesting the widespread issues of male violence and sexism in the...
A politician from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has petitioned an İstanbul court for an injunction on a ban imposed by the...
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has announced that no demonstrations or marches will be allowed to mark International Women’s Day in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood on...
Voice of America (VOA), the US state-owned international multimedia broadcaster, and Germany’s state-run broadcaster Deutsche Welle have announced that they will not apply for...
The neo-nationalist Homeland Party (VP) has suggested banning use of the dollar in Turkey to solve the country’s currency crisis, quickly becoming a controversial...
