Hot Topic Turkish court sentences Germany-based journalist to jail on terrorism… A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel in absentia to jail for 2 years and 9…
Hot Topic Turkey’s prisoner release should not exclude political detainees… Turkish academics, journalists and rights groups are demanding that a planned release of tens of thousands of…
Hot Topic Rights organizations urge Turkey not to exclude political prisoners from… Twenty-nine human rights organizations are urging the Turkish government to include political and human rights…
Hot Topic Turkey detains fourteen from pro-Kurdish opposition over party congress Fourteen members of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have been detained after pictures of the…
Hot Topic Baklava manufacturer convicted of terror crime in Turkey One of Turkey's most successful baklava manufactures has been sentenced to 8 years and nine months for “being a…
Hot Topic Assyrian priest arrested on terror charge in Turkey Three Assyrians, including a priest, have been arrested in southeastern Turkey on terror charges.
Hot Topic Press organizations demand immediate release of journalist Aziz Oruc Turkish media organizations have called for the immediate release of journalist Aziz Oruc at a press conference…
Hot Topic Turkish main opposition condemns arrest of district mayor on terror charges Turkish authorities have arrested a district mayor from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)…
Hot Topic Turkey arrests two pro-Kurdish agency reporters over terror charges Two reporters from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya News Agency (MA) have been arrested by a local court on…
Hot Topic Amnesty campaign calls for immediate release of veteran Turkish journalist The UK based non-governmental organization Amnesty International has started a campaign calling for the immediate…