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CPJ calls on Turkey to stop equating journalism with terrorism

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday condemned a Turkish court's decision earlier in the day to sentence 25 journalists to prison on...

Turkish gov’t to employ 10,000 new police officers

The Turkish government on Thursday announced that it would hire 10,000 new police officers following a mass purge in police ranks after a failed...

Turkey hands down long prison sentences to 25 journalists on terror charges

An İstanbul high criminal court on Thursday gave prison sentences ranging from 25 months to seven years, six months to 25 journalists on terror...

Gov’t puts property of 5 shuttered media outlets up for sale

Turkey's Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put property belonging to five media outlets that were closed down by the Turkish government in the...

Detention warrants issued for 121 women on Int’l Women’s Day

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants on International Women’s Day for 121 women due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...

Prosecutor seeks 15 years for widow of teacher tortured to death in police custody

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking a sentence of up to 15 years in prison for teacher Mümüne Açıkkollu, the widow of...

Rights defender: Prosecutor’s office hiding facts of teacher’s death in custody

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, one of Turkey’s most renowned human rights activists, rebuffed a statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday...

Report: Saudi crown prince calls Turkey part of ‘triangle of evil’

Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described the Turkish government as part of a “triangle of evil” along with Iran and...

Turkish court jails 43 women for organizing charity sale to benefit purge victims

A Turkish court on Tuesday arrested and jailed 43 out of 80 women who were allegedly subjected to torture and ill treatment last week at...

As trial nears end, journalists say they are being punished for doing their job

The trial of 29 journalists charged with membership in a terrorist organization resumed in İstanbul on Wednesday, with the journalists delivering their final defense...

Woman jailed for Gülen links not released despite risk of loss of vision

One of 17,000 women who were jailed in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016 due to alleged...

Summaries of proceedings filed for 3 HDP deputies due to Afrin criticism

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed summaries of proceedings for three deputies from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on terror charges...

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