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Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey facing ‘false’ accusations: wife

Accusations against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained in Turkey last week on terrorism-related accusations and subsequently arrested, are “false,” his wife, Sofie...

Turkey’s opposition pushes for early elections as protests continue

Turkey’s opposition on Sunday called for early elections and the release of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, seeking to maintain momentum after more than...

Protesters flock to mass opposition rally in İstanbul

Thousands gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday at the call of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), protesting the jailing...

Turkey arrests Swedish journalist who came to report on protests

Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained upon arrival in Turkey on Thursday while traveling to cover ongoing protests, has been jailed, his editor...

No news: Families await word on students detained in Turkey protests

As Turkey’s biggest protests in more than a decade continue, families of detained and arrested university students wait anxiously outside courthouses and prisons, unable...

73 percent of Turks find protests against İstanbul mayor’s arrest justified: survey

A survey shows 73 percent of Turks support the protests that erupted after the detention and subsequent arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The survey,...

Swedish journalist detained on arrival in Turkey: FM

Swedish journalist Joakim Medin was detained upon arrival in Turkey, where he was intending to cover anti-government demonstrations, Sweden's foreign minister and the reporter's...

Nobel laureate Pamuk says Turkish democracy is ending

Turkish author and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk warned in a Guardian opinion piece on Friday that the jailing of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu marks...

Police response to mass protests marked by punitive ill-treatment: lawyers

Police have engaged in widespread physical abuse, sexual harassment and degrading treatment of young people detained during mass demonstrations sparked by the jailing of...

Video of protester in Pikachu costume in Turkey goes viral

A video showing a protester in a Pikachu costume running from police during a protest in southern Turkey over the arrest of İstanbul Mayor...

Turkish gov’t denies deporting BBC reporter for journalistic activities

Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate has denied claims that the deportation of BBC reporter Mark Lowen was related to his coverage of ongoing protests over...

Journalism under threat in Turkey, says AFP photographer

Yasin Akgül, a photojournalist for Agence France-Presse who was arrested this week after covering the huge protests rocking his native Turkey, said after his...

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