Middle East
Another Inmate, A Prosecutor, Found Dead In Turkish Prison
A prosecutor who was rounded up after a failed military coup attempt in a Western province of Bursa was found...
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International Outcry Over Arrest Of Altan Brothers Intensifies
Seven years ago, Turkey’s then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan bestowed Cetin Altan, one of the most celebrated public intellectuals in...
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Turkey Removes 28 Kurdish Mayors In Blow To Prospects Of Peace
Turkish authorities have removed mayors of two provinces and 26 districts in southeastern Turkey, extending post-coup crackdown to Kurds and...
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Turkey’s Press Crackdown Unparalleled In Recent History
Turkey has recently surpassed China, Iran and Egypt in the number of imprisoned journalists as the crackdown on media outlets...
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Judiciary In Erdogan’s Palace Signals Eclipse Of Its Independence
For years, Turkish president lamented that judiciary should not only be independent, but also neutral. Since he came to...
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Turkey Secures World Leadership With New Arrests of Journalists
Turkey has solidified its place as the world leader in the number of imprisoned journalists, with 35 more wanted for...
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Dozens killed as PKK escalates war on Turkish army
Nearly 50 people were killed in the past three days of fighting, according to Turkish state figures, as the war...
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Defiant Kurdish news portal’s plight for survival in Turkey
A Kurdish news agency has shown an unusual defiance in the face of a repeated crackdown by Turkish authorities, putting...
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