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Turkish authorities increasingly police art, prompt backlash

Politicians, artists and rights groups have criticized Turkish authorities for invoking “public morals,” “public order” and obscenity laws to prosecute artists and restrict concerts,...
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Greenpeace Turkey calls for tax justice to tackle climate crisis

Greenpeace Turkey has urged the government to overhaul the tax system to address both climate change and social inequality, calling for the end of...
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Turkish court blocks hit song over claims it harms youth and morality

A Turkish court has ordered access to a song by one of the country’s most popular pop singers to be blocked on digital platforms...
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Turkey’s top cleric steps down after 8 controversial years

Professor Ali Erbaş has ended his eight-year tenure as head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), leaving behind a period defined by heated debates...
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Turkey’s media watchdog fines streaming platforms over ‘immorality’ and ‘obscenity’

Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has fined five major streaming platforms, including Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video, for allegedly...
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Erdoğan slams Netanyahu’s ‘our city’ claim on Jerusalem

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration that Jerusalem belongs solely to Israel, vowing that Turkey will...
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[OPINION] Turkey at a crossroads: the struggle for democracy and collective agency

Yasemin Aydın* The developments of recent months in Turkey — the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP),...
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Turkish pianist Fazıl Say says Israel committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza, urges music world to speak out

Turkish composer and pianist Fazıl Say has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and called on Western music institutions and fellow artists to...
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Turkey joins 15 nations in call to protect Gaza aid flotilla

Turkey and 15 other countries issued a joint statement on Tuesday expressing concern for the safety of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian aid...
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German, Austrian court rulings draw warnings over spying by Ankara-linked institutions

Bünyamin Tekin Recent German and Austrian court decisions that cite country background on Turkey compiled by Austrian authorities have triggered new warnings about the surveillance...
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[OPINION] Erdoğan’s ‘masterpiece’: demolition of the rule of law

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Mimar Sinan, the Ottoman Empire’s legendary architect, is remembered for three defining works: the Şehzade Mosque, his apprenticeship; the Süleymaniye Mosque, his...
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Turkish rock band members jailed over alleged insults to religion

Five members of a Turkish rock band were arrested on charges of insulting religious values and inciting hatred, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported...
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