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Turkey extends state of emergency commission mandate for a year

A presidential decree published on Thursday extended the term of a commission set up by the government to examine complaints from individuals who were adversely affected by...

Turkey’s top court rules freedoms violation in gov’t ban on Wikipedia

Turkey’s highest court on Thursday ruled in favor of Wikipedia, saying the Turkish government's two-year ban on the online encyclopedia constitutes a violation of freedom of...

7 migrants die after boat capsizes in Turkey’s Lake Van

Seven irregular migrants died on Thursday when their boat sank in Turkey's Lake Van, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The boat, carrying 71 irregular migrants,...

Court keeps businessman Kavala in jail despite European court release call

A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday to keep businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala in jail, despite a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) call...

Pro-gov’t Turkish daily heralds domestically produced car 71 times in 9 years

A video that appeared on Turkish social media showed that since 2010, the pro-government Yeni Şafak daily has reported 71 times on the Turkish government’s quest for...

Turkish authorities impose advertising ban on daily over criticism of Syria incursion

Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), the state body responsible for regulating public-funded advertisements in the media, has imposed a 19-day advertising ban on the...

More than 100 journalists to greet new year from behind bars in Turkey

More than 100 journalists and media workers are about to enter the year 2020 in prison in Turkey, according to a list compiled by Jailed Journos,...

HDP co-mayors of Sur district arrested on terrorism charges

The co-mayors of the Sur district in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır, both from the ranks of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and both...

İstanbul Municipality withdraws support from Canal İstanbul protocol

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has announced that his municipality has withdrawn its support for a protocol governing the construction of Canal İstanbul, a longtime dream of President...

Investigation launched into Ankara mayor over bribery accusations

An investigation has been launched into Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on accusations of bribery, according to Turkish media reports. The...

Newly launched book tells stories of purge victims after Turkey’s July 15 coup

A recently published book tells the stories of people who, following a military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, were victims of a government-led...

Pro-gov’t journalist proposes torturing jailed Gülen followers to force them to talk

Staunchly pro-government Turkish journalist Cem Küçük has complained about Turkish authorities’ not forcing jailed Gülen movement followers to speak about the group’s activities, suggesting that various kinds...

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