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Court orders journalist Ercüment Akdeniz’s release after eight months in detention
Akdeniz was among several people who were arrested in a "terrorism" investigation into the Peoples' Democratic Congress, a pro-Kurdish and leftist umbrella organization.
23 October 2025
Decarbonization and poverty must be addressed together
Turkey’s new climate commitments focus solely on emission reduction targets. Experts emphasize that adaptation measures have long been neglected in the country’s climate policies.
22 October 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Turkey’s prison population has increased sevenfold under AKP rule
“There is a direct connection between prison overcrowding and the state’s penal policies,” says Hürrem Sönmez, secretary general of the İstanbul Bar Association
22 October 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Journalist Asuman Aranca sentenced to prison over report on high-profile murder case
A court has ruled that Aranca's award-winning news report on the assassination of a former Grey Wolves leader violated the confidentiality of the investigation.
22 October 2025
Former university rector, media executive among 11 arrested in expanding Can Holding investigation
Companies owned by Can Holding, including several large media outlets, were seized following the initial wave of operations, as the financial crimes investigation into the conglomerate continues.
22 October 2025
Ilir Gashi
reports
Tech giants, social media, and journalism: To leave or to stay?
“In journalism, activism, and the fight for human rights, we often rely on social media to reach our audience or to amplify marginalized voices. At the same time, these platforms are built on a business model that profits from our attention, our data, and sometimes—even from the spread of disinformation.”
21 October 2025
Ilir Gashi
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Conscientious objectors receive prison sentences after repeated prosecutions
Rights advocates described the treatment of conscientious objectors as “judicial harassment that has turned into torture.”
21 October 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Seven CHP mayors among 200 indicted in corruption investigation
The opposition party has faced a series of corruption investigations targeting the municipalities under its control since earlier this year.
21 October 2025
Two activists detained after 2024 Trans Pride March acquitted of charges
One of the activists was taken into cusody while walking on the street and the other while drinking coffee at a café.
21 October 2025
Turkey’s annexation of Northern Cyprus ‘inevitable,’ says Bahçeli
"Steering toward federation means wasting Turkish Cypriots in the gears of assimilation," the nationalist leader asserted.
21 October 2025
Turkey sees rise in school dropouts, union warns
As expected years of schooling continue to decline and more children fall outside the education system, the government is considering shortening the 12-year compulsory education period.
21 October 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Interview
'Tufan Erhürman's win is not a major problem for Erdoğan'
We spoke with academic and Cyprus Left Movement Foreign Affairs Secretary Abdullah Korkmazhan about the election results in Northern Cyprus and their significance for regional politics.
20 October 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Appeals court upholds lenient sentences in case of refugee miner burned to death
The perpetrators were sentenced for "conscious negligence" despite an expert report's findings that Mohammad Nourtani was burned alive.
20 October 2025
İstanbul man agrees to pay ‘alimony’ for cats’ care after divorce settlement
While pets are considered "movable property" under Turkish civil law, some court decisions in recent years have allowed for such arrangements based on the Animal Protection Law.
20 October 2025
Erdoğan congratulates Northern Cypriot president-elect while his ally calls for rejection of election
Tufan Erhüman, who advocates a federation model in Cyprus, won the elction in a landslide against the incumbent President Ersin Tatar, who defends a two-state odel aligned with Turkey's position.
19 October 2025
Pro-federation candidate wins Northern Cyprus elections in landslide
Erhürman, who received over 62% of the vote according to unofficial results, supports a "bi-zonal, bi-communal" federal solution to the Cyprus issue, whereas the incumbent president Tatar backs a two-state model aligned with Turkey’s foreign policy on Cyprus.
19 October 2025
Matt A. Hanson
reports
Kurdish artist Fatoş İrwen reflects on memory, resilience, and creating art in confinement
Featured in Arter’s group exhibition Under Pressure Above Water, İrwen draws from personal history, her time in prison, and her hometown Diyarbakır to create deeply symbolic works.
19 October 2025
Matt A. Hanson
Nural Sümbültepe
Interview
'Bringing change, step by step': Alireza Khatami on fatherhood and cycles of violence in 'The Things You Kill'
In his award-winning drama The Things You Kill, Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Alireza Khatami explores the inherited weight of fatherhood, masculinity, and political trauma through a narrative set in Turkey.
19 October 2025
Nural Sümbültepe
Parliament's peace committee may hold direct talks with PKK leader, says speaker
As Turkey prepares to establish a legal framework for the Kurdish peace process, PKK leader Öcalan has emphasized the importance of implementing the "right to hope."
17 October 2025
Man fined for chaining wolf outside his home in eastern Turkey; animal taken into protection
Officials stated that the wolf will be released back into its natural habitat after completing its treatment.
17 October 2025
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Report highlights worsening child poverty, abuse
The İstanbul Medical Chamber outlines growing challenges facing children in Turkey, including poverty, malnutrition, abuse, inadequate housing, and limited access to healthcare and education.
17 October 2025
Prolonged detentions and judicial control tighten pressure on journalists
Media freedom in Turkey continues to suffer as the politicized judiciary extends arbitrary detentions and judicial control measures, using them as tools of intimidation instead of ending operations targeting journalists.
17 October 2025
Erol Önderoğlu
Minel Abaz
reports
The media landscape of the Western Balkans and Turkey: Stuck in transition
The struggle of journalism is no longer only against politicians and tycoons, but also against the “unpredictability” of algorithms, censorship, and technology that is reshaping human attention itself.
16 October 2025
Minel Abaz
1,500-year-old mosaic unearthed during cleaning of mill in Mardin
A preservation initiative has been launched to safeguard the mosaics inscribed with “Tittos Domestikos” and incorporate them into Turkey’s cultural heritage.
16 October 2025
One worker killed, four injured in İstanbul shipyard explosion
The incident occurred during maintenance work.
16 October 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Proposed judicial package introduces criminal penalties targeting LGBTI+ community
The package includes provisions that criminalize public expression and promotion of LGBTI+ identities, raise the minimum age for gender reassignment surgeries from 18 to 25, and expand censorship of digital content.
16 October 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
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Nevena Ršumović
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Europe's ripple effect: Media freedom reimagined
As digital engagement grows, audiences increasingly abandon traditional outlets for social media and alternative platforms, often doubting the reliability of information, a shift that highlights an urgent need to rebuild trust and prioritize transparency and quality.
15 October 2025
Nevena Ršumović
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Maraş thermal plant linked to thousands of deaths 'still running without filters'
An engineer living in Maraş claimed that air pollution and health problems caused by the plant's operations are clearly observable, and that the coal field poses a threat to fertile agricultural land.
15 October 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Punitive travel restrictions hinder journalists in Turkey, union warns
Of the 109 journalists who were detained over the past year, 82 were either formally arrested or subjected to judicial control measures, including international travel bans and regular check-ins with authorities, the Journalists Union of Turkey has found.
15 October 2025
ECtHR rules Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk’s detention was politically motivated
Tuğluk, a prominent figure in the pro-Kurdish political movement, was detained in 2016 and spent six years in prison before her release due to severe illness.
14 October 2025
Journalist, environmental activist Hakan Tosun dies after street attack in İstanbul
Tosun remained in a coma for three days following the attack; the motive for the assault remains unknown.
14 October 2025
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
reports
Trapped in the algorithm: Rethinking media’s role in a 'rigged' digital world
Experts warn that while leaving social media cedes ground to disinformation, staying demands ethical compromises and strategic resilience.
11 October 2025
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
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