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Yesterday (July 16), imprisoned Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was sentenced to one year-eight months in prison in the third hearing of a case...
On Friday (July 11), 30 PKK fighters set fire to their weapons in a disarmament ceremony in northern Iraq, following the group's announcement in...
Another district mayor belonging to Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) was arrested early Thursday (July 10) in Istanbul's Şile...
The ban stems from content generated by Grok deemed allegedly insulting to Turkish founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, current President Recep...
Two opposition-linked TV stations are currently facing broadcast bans from Turkey’s TV and radio watchdog (RTÜK). Sözcü TV will be blacked out...
BirGün newspaper journalist Timur Soykan was briefly taken into custody Saturday (July 5) before being released on bail a day later. The detention...
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) was hit with a new wave of arrests over the weekend. The arrests follow several months...
Muharrem Ince, a former opposition presidential candidate and chairman of the Memleket Party, has rejoined Turkey’s main opposition Republican...
The X account belonging to Kaos GL, a leading Turkish LGBT rights organization, was blocked early Tuesday (June 24) in Turkey. A statement from...
Prominent Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı was arrested Sunday (June 22nd) over comments made in a video posted on his YouTube channel in which he...
Ümit Özdağ, the leader of Turkey’s anti-immigration Victory Party (Zafer Partisi), was released from prison on Monday after being sentenced to 2...
19 youth have been charged following a demonstration at Istanbul’s Taksim Square last month commemorating the 12th anniversary of 2013’s Gezi Park...
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, imprisoned since March 19th, attended the second hearing today in a trial that threatens to ban him permanently from...
Turkish authorities issued an arrest warrant for Cafer Mahiroğlu, the UK-based businessman and owner of Halk TV, a prominent opposition-leaning news...
Authorities in Turkey have detained two people as part of an investigation into the death of Ferdi Zeyrek, the mayor of Manisa, who died after...
Ferdi Zeyrek, mayor of Turkey’s western city of Manisa, passed away Monday (June 9) after being severely electrocuted in his home on June 5th....
On Wednesday (June 4), a fifth wave of arrests hit the Istanbul municipality as part of an ongoing investigation targeting the opposition-controlled...
The Chief Prosecutor of Ankara has approved an indictment that alleges irregularities in the selection of a new chairman for the main opposition...
Last Friday (May 30), Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazlum Abdi said in an interview that he would be open to meeting with Turkish...
Over the past week, the opposition-held Istanbul municipality has been hit by new waves of arrests targeting public officials employed by the city....
Preparations are underway for a planned meeting between Ukrainian and Russian officials in Istanbul on Thursday (May 15). Although Ukrainian...
The Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) has announced its dissolution and the end of its armed struggle against the Turkish state. The announcement followed a...
Access to Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s X(formerly known as Twitter) account was blocked early Thursday (May 8). The mayor has been...
In a Monday (May 5) telephone call between the two leaders, US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan exchanged...
Özgür Özel, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was struck by a bystander while exiting an event on Sunday (May...
Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the Turkish parliament representing Istanbul for the opposition DEM Party, passed away on Saturday (May 3) after...
Authorities in Istanbul have arrested 92 individuals accused of calling for May 1st demonstrations at the city’s central Taksim Square. Although...
53 municipal employees have been arrested in a new investigation targeting the opposition-held city. These developments come following the March 19th...
Turkey’s far-right Islamist HÜDA-PAR party has presented a draft bill to the Turkish Parliament aimed at criminalizing homosexuality and same-sex...
Over the weekend, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) organized a major rally in the central Anatolian city of Yozgat,...
Protests by high school students have spread across Turkey following an April 8th decision to dismiss and reappoint teachers at over 30 schools. The...
Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition’s Presidential candidate and recently jailed mayor of Istanbul, has appeared in court today (11 April) in a...
Journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Ağırel were arrested this morning (April 10) at their homes. Following their arrests, the homes of both...
Turkey’s Higher Education Council (YÖK) sent a directive Monday (April 7) to universities instructing them to launch disciplinary proceedings...
On Sunday (April 6), Özgür Özel was reelected as chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) at the party’s...
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has initiated a boycott since the March 19th arrest of İstanbul Mayor and presidential...
German Pianist Davide Martello, known for his public performances in regions experiencing conflict and protest, has been deported from Turkey...
Several prominent musicians and bands have been urged to cancel upcoming tour dates in Turkey following online posts made by Abdülkadir Özkan, owner...
A Swedish journalist, Joakim Medin, was arrested in Turkey on March 27 while covering ongoing protests following the detention and subsequent arrest...
The BBC has confirmed that its reporter Mark Lowen has been expelled from Turkey. Lowen was detained by police from his hotel earlier this week, where...
Turkey’s media regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has issued severe penalties against several opposition aligned...
In a speech last night at the Istanbul city hall amidst ongoing protests, Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel announced a list of...
In a speech last night at the Istanbul city hall amidst ongoing protests, Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel announced a list of...
Turkey’s Capital Market Board has introduced temporary month-long measures at the Istanbul Stock Market following the detention and conviction of...
Turkey’s Capital Market Board has introduced temporary month-long measures at the Istanbul Stock Market following the detention and conviction of...
Ekrem Imamoğlu, the currently detained Mayor of Istanbul and President Erdoğan’s chief political rival, is facing yet another criminal...
In the early hours of Wednesday morning (March 19), Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was taken into police custody at his home. The mayor, seen by...
In the early hours of the morning, approximately 20 police officers raided the residence of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem...
Two Vice News journalists from the United Kingdom who were detained in 2015 in southeastern Turkey have been acquitted of terrorism charges by a court...
A decision by a Turkish court announced Monday (March 17) has blocked access to websites belonging to several major alcohol brands, including Chivas...