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Documentary filmmaker arrested in Ankara on terrorism charges

A documentary filmmaker and journalist who was detained while shooting a film in Ankara last Friday was arrested on terrorism charges on Saturday, according...

Sweden refuses to extradite journalist sought by Erdoğan

Sweden's Supreme Court on Monday refused to extradite Turkish journalist in exile Bülent Keneş, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm's NATO membership,...

[ANALYSIS] Sisi said ‘stop’ to Blue Homeland in the eastern Mediterranean

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's warm handshake with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in...

Article 19 calls for release of first journalist arrested under Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law

The Europe branch of Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the release of a journalist who was...

Nine hurt in bomb blast in Turkey’s southeast

A bomb hit an armored police van in southeastern Turkey on Friday, injuring nine people and reviving fears of new unrest in the mainly...

[OPINION] Why did Turkey block the passage of oil tankers through the straits?

Ahmet Yılmaz* The latest US sanctions imposed on a Turkish businessman were a warning to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regarding Turkey’s increasing assistance to Russia...

Political ban imposed on İstanbul mayor evokes memories of same ban faced by Erdoğan

A prison sentence and a political ban imposed on İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in a politically charged trial has brought to mind a similar...

Defiant İstanbul mayor says his conviction is reward for his success

İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has said a prison sentence and political ban handed down at the end of a controversial trial on Wednesday...

Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication

A recently published book tells the story of teacher Halime Gülsu, who died in a Turkish prison in 2018 due to deprivation of a medication...

Mother of 11-month-old to serve prison sentence in violation of the law

Sümeyye Aydın, the mother of two children aged 11 months and four years, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires...

Bulgaria approves Turkish extradition request for suspect in 2002 murder of academic

A Bulgarian court has approved an extradition request from Turkey for a suspect in the 2002 murder of a Turkish academic who was detained in...

Iconic İstanbul inn to be returned to Armenian foundation 92 years after confiscation by Turkish gov’t

The Sanasaryan Inn, one of the oldest Armenian buildings in İstanbul, which was confiscated by the Turkish state in 1930, will be returned to...

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