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Turkey should end investigation of women over shouted slogans, HRW says

Turkish authorities should immediately stop the criminal investigation launched into women’s rights activists for shouting slogans at a March 8, 2021 International Women’s Day...

Famous Turkish actor risks jail on Erdoğan insult charges

Müjdat Gezen's half-century career as an acclaimed Turkish writer and actor has included awards, a stint as a UN goodwill ambassador and a taste...

Man staunchly opposed to AKP discovers he was enrolled in party years ago

A man who is standing trial on charges of insulting Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media has discovered that he was registered...

Crimes committed against Atatürk’s memory see big rise under AKP rule: report

There has been a significant rise in the number of acts considered crimes against the memory of Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, under...

79-year-old comedian appears in court on Erdoğan insult charges

Famous Turkish comedian Metin Akpınar, 79, appeared in an İstanbul court on Wednesday on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to...

Journalist acquitted of insult charges concerning Turkish first lady’s handbag

A journalist working for Turkey's left-wing Evrensel daily has been cleared of the insult charges he faced due to an article he wrote about...

80-year-old Turkish actress faces 8 years in prison on Erdoğan insult charges

A 80-year-old Turkish actress is facing more than eight years in prison on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for several years...

German dentist faces up to 4 years in prison for allegedly insulting Turkey

A 63-year-old dentist from the western German city of Wuppertal faces up to four years in prison in Turkey for allegedly insulting the Turkish...

63,000 people prosecuted on Erdoğan insult charges over 5 years

Cases were launched into a total of 63,041 people on charges of insulting the president over the past five years, beginning with the election...

Editor of gov’t-critical newspaper detained on insult charges

Ali Avcu, the editor-in-chief of the Yurt daily, which is highly critical of the Turkish government, was detained on Tuesday evening on insult charges in the northwestern...

HSBC director general in Turkey faces investigation on Erdoğan insult charges

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the HSBC bank director general in Turkey on charges of insulting Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the...

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