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İstanbul Bar Association board dismissed over ‘terrorist propaganda’

The İstanbul Bar Association's executive board was dismissed Friday on grounds of disseminating "terrorist propaganda" and "publicly spreading false information", according to a court...

Thousands defy Erdoğan’s warning against marching in İstanbul

Thousands of protesters marched in İstanbul late Friday in support of its detained mayor, defying a warning from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who...

X blocks access to Turkish university students’ solidarity accounts amid protests

X has blocked access to accounts run by student groups from top Turkish universities at the request of the Turkish government amid nationwide protests...

Turkish merchant marine fleet shrinks after period of growth

The Turkish merchant marine fleet has shrunk by 700,000 DWT (deadweight tonnage) over the past six months, dropping from 2,107 to 2,092 vessels and...

Prospect of peace remains remote as Turkey’s Kurds mark Nevruz

Three weeks after jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their Nevruz New Year on Friday with...

Asylum seeker repatriated by Germany imprisoned in Turkey over Gülen links

Bünyamin Tekin A Turkish man who was deported from Germany in December was jailed in İstanbul upon arrival and later released with a suspended sentence...

Journalist detained in Gezi Park investigation put under house arrest

Journalist İsmail Saymaz, who was detained on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the 2013 Gezi Park protests, has been released from custody...

Exiled Turkish journalists denounce censorship by tech giants at UN

Turkish journalists living in exile, speaking at a United Nations panel discussion in Geneva on Thursday, denounced increasing digital censorship by major tech companies,...

İstanbul’s detained mayor faces new investigation over city daycare centers

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently in police custody, is facing a new investigation over city-run daycare centers, which were allegedly opened without...

Turkish gov’t seeks to contain protests with detentions, investigations, bans

The Turkish government is cracking down on protesters who have taken to the streets to condemn the detention of İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Thousands protest for second night over İstanbul mayor’s detention

Turkish riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets on Thursday, as demonstrators protested for a second night outside İstanbul City Hall over the shock...

Turkey detains 37 over ‘provocative’ social media posts following mayor’s detention

Turkish authorities have detained 37 people for allegedly posting “provocative” messages on social media in response to the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

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