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Turkey seals off Democratic Arabs Association, closed by latest gov’t decree

Turkish police on Monday sealed off the building of the Democratic Arabs Association in the southeastern province of Mardin which was closed down by...

Turkey to cancel licenses of media outlets disobeying gag orders

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) will be able cancel licenses of Turkish media outlets as part of new decrees issued on Friday...

15 academics who signed peace declaration against SE curfews dismissed by gov’t decree

Fifteen academics who had signed a declaration in January 2016 criticizing curfews declared in predominantly Kurdish southeastern districts were dismissed from their jobs as part...

Former Özgür Gündem columnist Şaban İba detained in Turkey

Former columnist of the now-closed pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily, Şaban İba, was detained by gendarmes in the Edremit district of Balıkesir after a raid...

AKP gov’t decrees contravene constitution, int’l law, legal experts say

Two government decrees issued by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on Saturday contravene Turkey's constitution and violate international law and agreements to...

Human Rights Watch: Turkey’s emergency decrees facilitate torture

US-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Tuesday that Turkish police have tortured and otherwise ill-treated individuals in custody...

CHP takes gov’t decree No.668 to Constitutional Court for cancellation

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Friday took a government decree numbered 668, issued during a state of emergency declared in the...

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