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CPJ calls on Turkey to release Iranian journalist amid fears of deportation

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Saturday urged Turkish authorities to release Iranian journalist Kaveh Taheri and stop efforts to deport him to...

Turkey had highest number of new applications in 2025 at European human rights court

Turkey had the highest number of new applications filed at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in 2025, the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

Assets of illegal betting kingpin seized as prosecutors launch extradition process

Turkish prosecutors have seized the entire asset portfolio of illegal betting kingpin Veysel Şahin, including his companies, bank accounts and cryptocurrency holdings, as authorities...

Court releases ex-military officer in trial over 2002 murder of Turkish academic

A court in Ankara on Friday ordered the release of former Turkish military officer Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, the only jailed defendant standing trial over...

Turkey earmarks 1 bln lira to build hospital in İstanbul prison complex holding high-profile inmates

Turkey’s government has set aside 1 billion lira ($23 million) to build a 50-bed hospital inside a prison complex on the outskirts of İstanbul...

Veteran journalist Ilıcak reflects on prison, political misjudgments after 2016 coup attempt

Veteran Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak, who was jailed on terrorism-related charges in a mass crackdown following a failed coup in Turkey in 2016, has...

Turkey’s tourism revenue, visitor numbers hit all-time highs in 2025

Turkey’s tourism revenue and visitor numbers reached record levels in 2025, with revenue rising 6.8 percent to $65.2 billion and the number of visitors...

Turkey blocks nearly 400 Gülen-linked accounts in digital crackdown

Turkey’s Communications Directorate has announced the blocking of nearly 400 social media accounts it claims are linked to the faith-based Gülen movement, in the...

Turkey plans to repatriate women, children held in ISIL-linked camps in northern Syria

Turkey has decided to repatriate female Turkish citizens and children under the age of 12 held in the Al-Hol and Al-Roj detention camps in...

Football club in Turkey fined over alleged Kurdish separatist propaganda

Turkey's main Kurdish football team has been fined for spreading "ideological propaganda" in favor of Kurdish forces in northern Syria, the Turkish Football Federation...

Sweden rejects Turkey’s request to question journalist facing terror charges

Sweden's government said Thursday that it was denying a request from Ankara for a Swedish court to interrogate a journalist facing terror charges in...

Erdoğan’s son denies involvement in shipping as company records list him as board member

Bilal Erdoğan, a son of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said he had never engaged in maritime transport while responding to questions about his business...

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