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Press freedom in Turkey further eroded in Q3 of 2024, report finds

The third quarter of 2024 marked intensified erosion of freedoms in Turkey, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing a report by Freedom of...

Turkish bar associations, media groups call on gov’t to reject ‘agents of influence’ legislation

The Media Solidarity Group, the Press Council and the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have condemned proposed legislation in Turkey that will add...

Majority of Turks see economy as country’s number one problem

More than 60 percent of the Turkish public thinks the economy presents the most pressing problem in their lives, according to an October survey...

Turkey considers switch to electronic voting system amid concerns over election security

Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) President Ahmet Yener has reportedly announced that preparations for adopting an electronic voting system are complete, while concerns mount...

Respect Graduate School, US university to hold conference on Islamic scholar Nursi, his writings

Respect Graduate School, a private, Pennsylvania-based Islamic graduate school, in collaboration with Ohio's John Carroll University, will hold a conference on November 14-16 to...

Danish drug dealer sought on INTERPOL Red Notice captured in İstanbul

Mike Gerner Larsen, who is wanted by Danish authorities on an INTERPOL Red Notice for drug trafficking, has been captured in a raid in...

Maccabi Tel Aviv game at Beşiktaş moved to Hungary

The Europa League match between Beşiktaş and Maccabi Tel Aviv has been moved from İstanbul to Debrecen in Hungary, Agence France-Presse reported, citing UEFA...

Turkish Energy Ministry denies supplying Israel with Azerbaijani oil amid growing protests

Amid growing criticism and protests about the transfer of Azerbaijani oil to Israel from the port of Ceyhan in southern Turkey, the Turkish Energy...

Outspoken fashion designer briefly detained in İstanbul for criticizing gov’t on YouTube

Barbaros Şansal, one of Turkey’s most famous fashion designers and an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was briefly detained in İstanbul...

Turkey arrests journalist over social media post on prosecutors

An İstanbul court late on Saturday arrested a Turkish journalist over his social media posts on prosecutors investigating a mayor from Turkey’s main opposition...

Turkish club president who punched referee gets sentence

The former president of Turkish football club Ankaragücü, who was briefly arrested in late 2023 after punching a referee at the end of a...

Turkish courts arrest 33 for protesting removal of elected mayors

Turkish courts have arrested 33 of more than 250 people who were detained during demonstrations against the removal of three mayors in the Kurdish-majority...

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