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Turkish intel monitored Erdoğan-critical network in Germany, document reveals

The Turkish intelligence agency surveilled a dissident TV network broadcasting from Germany and investigated journalists who appeared on its shows, a secret document published...

Prosecutor demands aggravated life for Kavala in new indictment

An Istanbul prosecutor in a new indictment has demanded an aggravated life sentence for Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and rights activist, Turkish media...

Parliamentary oversight of Turkish gov’t expenditures to be abolished

The Turkish parliament will soon debate a bill that will remove government expenditures from parliamentary oversight, Turkish media outlets reported on Wednesday. Parliament’s Planning and Budget...

Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker

Incidents of hate speech and war propaganda targeting the Armenian minority in Turkey have been increasing amid the recent Azerbaijani-Armenian clashes over the disputed...

‘Age of impunity is over’: Turkish officials face sanctions in UK

A Turkish rights group based in the United Kingdom has launched a campaign to designate Turkish officials involved in alleged human rights violations as subjects for...

Turkey’s economy minister losing ground: poll

Support for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government’s finance and treasury minister, Berat Albayrak, son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has plummeted...

Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe

Cevheri Güven Recent incidents in Europe indicate that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's “long arm” has again started operating on the continent, this time through...

Turkey to test S-400 air defense system, components spotted near Black Sea

Turkey has deployed its Russian S-400 air defense system to the northern province of Sinop to conduct live-fire tests, Turkish media outlets reported on...

4 journalists detained following reports on Kurdish villagers tortured and thrown from helicopter

4 Kurdish journalists detained following reports on villagers tortured and thrown from helicopter Four journalists were detained on Tuesday in the eastern province of Van...

Facebook, Instagram to defy Turkey’s new social media regulations, activist says

Facebook and Instagram have announced they will defy Turkey’s new social media regulations that took effect October 1, a human rights activists said on...

Pro-gov’t daily self-censors after columnist criticizes lawmaker’s personal driver for running down a security guard

A pro-government newspaper on Sunday self-censored its own columnist when she wrote a piece criticizing a lawmaker who defended his personal driver’s attack on...

Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Council of Europe (CoE) have denounced Ankara’s recent crackdown on politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),...

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