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Man imprisoned on Gülen links to spend 10 more months behind bars for making prayer beads

İsmet Özçelik, incarcerated on conviction of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, was sentenced to 10 months extra imprisonment for making prayer beads out...

Turkey’s spy chief had access blocked to hundreds of news articles, social media posts

İbrahim Kalın, who was appointed head of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) in early June, has had access blocked to hundreds of news articles,...

Kurdish politician suffering from dementia detained in İstanbul

A Kurdish politician who was released from prison last year following a long-awaited medical report stating that her dementia did not allow her to...

Turkey’s top court refuses to annul controversial ‘disinformation law’

In a move that led to disappointment and anger among journalists, Turkey’s top court has refused to annul a controversial media law which press...

Parliament removes ‘pro-Israeli’ companies’ products from its restaurant menus

The Turkish Parliament has announced that the products of companies known to support Israel will no longer be sold at the cafeterias, teahouses and...

91-year-old Syriac man killed in armed attack in southeast Turkey

A 91-year-old Syriac man has been killed in an armed attack by unknown assailants in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin in a development...

Turkey to seek INTERPOL Red Notice for teacher over social media commentary, Gülen links

Turkey’s justice ministry has asked prosecutors to prepare INTERPOL Red Notice request documentation for a former public school teacher sought over a social media...

Turkey sidelined as EU prepares to open door to others

When figures in the EU talk about the new members that might join the union by 2030, there is no mention of Turkey. It...

Former Kurdish politician gets suspended sentence on terrorist propaganda charges

Emine Ayna, a former co-chair of the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), has been given a suspended sentence for disseminating terrorist propaganda in speeches...

Opposition MP joins ruling AKP after resigning from nationalist İYİ Party

A lawmaker has joined the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) days after resigning from the nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party, local media reported...

Dutch companies allegedly circumvent Russia sanctions via Turkey: report

Dutch companies, whose exports to Turkey have recently surged, are suspected of circumventing European sanctions against Russia due to its war on Ukraine by...

Article 19 calls for dismissal of charges against journalist on trial for insulting Islam

Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the dismissal of criminal charges against a journalist who is standing...

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