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US Supreme Court rejects Turkey’s attempts to stop lawsuits filed by anti-Erdoğan protestors

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Turkey's bid to dismiss two lawsuits filed by demonstrators seeking monetary damages after accusing Turkish...

Detention of 11 journalists across Turkey sparks global concern, domestic outrage

The Turkish government has attracted condemnation and anger from press organizations and politicians within and without Turkey for the recent detention of 11 journalists...

Turkey detains doctors’ union chair after chemical weapons comment

Turkish police have detained the head of Turkey's doctors' union on allegations of spreading "terrorist propaganda" after she urged a probe into the army's...

Turkey has deported hundreds of refugees to Syria: HRW

Turkish authorities arbitrarily arrested, detained and deported hundreds of Syrian refugee men and boys to Syria between February and July 2022, Human Rights Watch...

Int’l body must inspect Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons against PKK: jailed Kurdish leader

Allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) during its operations in northern Iraq must...

Journalist on Turkey’s extradition list from Sweden targeted by pro-Erdoğan daily

A Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden who's on a list of political dissidents whose extradition is demanded by the Turkish government has...

Turkey’s new ‘disinformation’ law yet another attack on free speech, critics say

The Turkish parliament on Thursday approved the “disinformation” law, which cements the government’s already-firm grip on social media platforms and news websites while criminalizing...

Turkey introduces jail terms for ‘fake news’

Turkey's parliament on Thursday approved a tough pre-election law that could see reporters and social media users jailed for up to three years for...

13 killed in two days of Syria rebel clashes: monitor

Thirteen people, mostly fighters, have been killed in two days of ongoing clashes between two pro-Turkish Syrian rebel groups competing for power in northwest...

Court annuls conviction of jailed journalist Baransu in war plan trial

A regional appeals court in İstanbul has reversed the conviction and 13-year prison sentence handed down to an investigative journalist who has been behind...

Pro-Erdoğan daily targets yet another journalist in exile, reveals his home address

A pro-government daily has published a secretly taken photo of an investigative Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden and revealed his home address...

Erdoğan commutes sentence of disabled bomb expert 20 months after incarceration

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used his constitutional power to commute the sentence of disabled former bomb disposal expert Bilal Konakçı nearly 20...

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