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Turkish court bans news stories on rapist who wants to exercise ‘right to be forgotten’

August 19, 2020

A Turkish court ordered ban on news stories about Recep Çakır, a former national wrestler who was convicted of rape, citing a newly adopted...

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Turkish singer released from prison due to time served for terrorism conviction

February 8, 2019

Famous Turkish singer and columnist Atilla Taş on Friday was released due to time already served after a court in Kocaeli province accepted an...

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Turkey sees record hike in investigations, prosecutions for allegedly insulting president

December 9, 2018

More than 20,000 investigations were launched into Turkish citizens in 2017 on accusations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a record increase over prior...

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Google’s Blogspot service mistakenly blocked in Turkey for one day

July 25, 2018

The İstanbul 10th Penal Court of Peace mistakenly banned access for one day to the Google-owned Blogspot blogging service on Tuesday due to an...

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Emergency rule commission approves 100 job reinstatements out of 6,400

March 2, 2018

The State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission, which was established by a decree-law issued on Jan. 23, 2017, announced that it has finalized a...

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SCF’s website blocked In Turkey

April 15, 2017

An Ankara court has ruled to block the website of the Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy organization that promotes the rule of law,...

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