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Turkish gov’t uses TRT as a weapon to spread its censorship to YouTube

After taking full control of traditional media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began silencing dissenting voices on YouTube. Making use of the platform’s community...
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Half of Turkish public approves of wiretapping opposing parties’ supporters: survey

A survey exploring the extent of political polarization in Turkey conducted by the İstanbul Bilgi University Center for Migration Research has shown that half...
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Journalist not released from prison despite serving required time, opposition deputy says

A Turkish journalist who was given a prison sentence of six years, three months on terrorism charges is not being released from prison despite...
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AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its opposition ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), shot down a parliamentary motion floated by the...
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Turkish TV station to close down a month after launch due to threat of seizure by gov’t: report

Private Turkish television station Olay TV will close down scarcely a month after it started broadcasting because of a threat of seizure by the...
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Erdoğan accuses ECtHR of hypocrisy in Demirtaş ruling

Turkish President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a decision made by the European Court of Human...
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Lawmaker calls staff of 53 advisers to Turkish parliament speaker ‘extravagant’

An opposition deputy has called Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop's staff of 53 advisors "extravagant," the Birgün daily reported on Wednesday. Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a deputy from...
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Turkish court hands down 27-year sentence to exiled journalist Dündar

A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a prison sentence of 27 years, six months to exiled journalist Can Dündar in a trial concerning...
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German arms sales to Turkey declined by $10.6 million in 2020

Figures provided by the German Ministry of Economy have revealed that arms sales to Turkey decreased by €8.7 million ($10.6 million) in 2020 compared...
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70 percent of Kurdish youths face discrimination, research shows

Seventy percent of Kurdish youths in Turkey encounter discrimination in their daily lives, according to joint research conducted by the Rawest Research Center, the...
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Ankara prosecutor launches investigation into campaign to stop unlawful strip-searches

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into recent social media posts and news reports exposing the extensive use of strip-searches...
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New bill promises further gov’t encroachment on civil society in Turkey

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has proposed a bill to parliament that authorizes the interior minister to shut down associations and the...
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