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Boydak chairman released, 3 senior executives arrested over failed coup attempt

Three senior executives of the Boydak Holding, one of the largest conglomerates in Turkey, were arrested while holding’s chairman Mustafa Boydak and law coordinator...

Ex-deputy PM says purges targeting Gülen movement will extend to private sector

Ali Babacan, former Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey responsible for the Economy, has said that the government-initiated purges against the Gülen movement, which gained...

28 arrested, 33 detained for alleged involvement in attempted coup

Twenty-eight civil servants were arrested and 33 more were detained on suspicion of being involved in the failed coup attempt that was followed by...

6 more ex-Zaman columnists arrested as part of escalating media crackdown in Turkey

Six more journalists, who used to write columns at the Zaman daily before it was seized by the government, were arrested as part of...

Nazlı Ilıcak among 17 journalists arrested as part of escalating media crackdown in Turkey

Veteran journalist Nazlı Ilıcak and 16 other journalists, who were detained due to allegedly being involved in the recent failed military coup attempt, were...

Intellectuals’ declaration urges Turkish gov’t to stop suspension of constitutional rights

Declaration signed by 34 intellectuals, including writers, academics, journalists and activists, urges Turkish government not to use emergency decrees for any other purposes than...

Mustafa Boydak among 4 detained as crackdown widens to businessmen in Turkey

Mustafa Boydak, executive board chairman of the Boydak Holding -- one of the largest conglomerates in Turkey – were detained along with three other...

HRF urges Turkish gov’t to reinstate 2,745 judges purged after attempted coup

Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, has urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s the Justice...

UN rights expert, OSCE representative condemn Turkish gov’t’s crackdown on media

The two top holders of media freedom; the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur David Kaye and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media...

EU says issuing arrest warrants for large number of journalists ‘worrying’

A European Union (EU) spokesperson has responded to a question by the Turkish Minute on the latest arrest warrants issued for nearly 100 journalists...

Man arrested in İzmir for ‘insulting Erdoğan’ on social media

A 23-year-old man was arrested in the Seferihisar district of the western İzmir province for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media...

IFJ calls on EU to hold Erdoğan accountable for escalating press freedom violations in Turkey

The International and the European Federation of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) has called on the European Union (EU) to take additional steps to hold Turkish President...

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