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Festival canceled after row over censorship of film about Turkey’s purge victims

A municipality in southern Turkey on Friday canceled a 60-year-old film festival after a controversy over the removal of a documentary depicting the plight...

Turkey both home to and perpetrator of transnational repression: report

The Orion Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.,-based think tank, has published a report that found Turkey as both a perpetrator and a destination of transnational...

Turkey detains 52 over financial support for jailed Gülen followers

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Friday announced the detention of 52 people on allegations of providing financial aid to individuals imprisoned or convicted...

Turkish gov’t withdraws support for festival over reinstated film on purge victims

Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry announced on Thursday that it has withdrawn its support for a film festival after the organizing committee reversed its...

Teenager arrested for obscene act with Atatürk picture faces 3-year sentence

A Turkish prosecutor is seeking up to three years in prison for a 17-year-old high school student who was arrested last week following the...

US sanctions Turkey-based firms for supporting Iran’s UAV production

Two Turkey-based firms are among individuals and entities targeted by fresh US sanctions for their involvement in transactions related to Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle...

Turkish gov’t facilitates organized crime, fights political opponents: report

The Turkish government’s role in the country's escalating organized crime activities is scrutinized in the recently published Global Organized Crime Index 2023 released by...

Turkey’s BOTAŞ signs deal to export natural gas to Romania’s OMV Petrom

Turkey's state-run energy company BOTAŞ announced Wednesday that it has secured a contract to supply Romania with up to 1.5 billion cubic meters (bcm)...

Turkey deports 20 Syrian refugees after confiscating belongings: SOHR

Turkish authorities deported 20 Syrian refugees to the city of Ras Al-Ain in northern Syria on Aug. 22, forcing them to sign with their...

ECtHR landmark decision finds Turkey failing to protect citizens’ fundamental rights, lawyer says

Bünyamin Tekin, Strasbourg A recent judgement by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) concerning Yüksel Yalçınkaya, a teacher convicted on terrorism charges, shows that...

ECtHR faults Turkey for conviction of teacher over Gülen links in landmark decision

Bünyamin Tekin, Strasbourg The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkish courts' conviction of a teacher of...

Pro-Kurdish MPs investigate prison mistreatment claims

Deputies from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (DHP), previously known as the Green Left Party (YSP), have launched an investigation into claims of severe...

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