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More than 26,000 people investigated for insulting Turkish president in 2018

A total of 26,115 people were investigated on allegations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan throughout the year of 2018, indicating a 30 percent increase...

Social media user gets 12-year prison sentence for insulting Turkish president

A court in the southeastern city of Van has handed down a 12-year prison sentence to a man for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his...

Islamist opposition party’s former chair faces 9-year sentence over Gülen links

A Turkish prosecutor has indicted Mustafa Kamalak, the former chairman of the Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), on allegations of supporting the faith-based Gülen movement, demanding...

Turkish rappers release 2 songs criticizing social injustice, human rights abuses

Turkish rappers on Friday released two new songs criticizing the Turkish government and urging the public, especially young people, to raise their voices against political and...

Turkey slams EU foreign affairs chief’s remark on coup attempt

Ömer Çelik, the spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said on Tuesday that a comment made by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica...

4 ODTÜ students detained hours before graduation ceremony

Four students from Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) were taken into police custody on Sunday, hours before the school’s graduation ceremony, which is usually a venue...

Erdoğan opens Turkey’s biggest mosque, sparking criticism from opposition

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday inaugurated the largest mosque in Turkey, in a move that seals his Islamist rule and has drawn criticism from the...

After harsh criticism of ruling party, speech of former PM’s wife canceled by university

After former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu harshly criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling party, a speech to be given by his wife, medical doctor...

CNN acknowledges criticism of Turkish franchise, says must adhere to news standards

CNN has acknowledged “criticism from some Turkish media” of election coverage broadcast by its franchise in Turkey and says CNN Türk must adhere to the network’s...

Erdoğan files complaint against opposition leader Akşener for alleged insult

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday filed a legal complaint against Meral Akşener, chairman of the opposition İyi (Good) Party, for allegedly insulting him,...

Teachers association targets New Year’s festivities in harsh statement

A group that identifies itself as the Association of Conscientious Teachers (ÖĞ DER) in a statement on Monday criticized the promotion of Santa Claus...

HRW urges Turkey to halt prosecutions for ‘insulting the president’

“‘Insulting the president’ should not be a crime, and students holding up a satirical banner obviously should never have faced prosecution,” said Benjamin Ward,...

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