Turkey’s president pledges to protect family values in his UNGA speech, while members of the LGBTQ community say they are the target of hate crimes
Mass arrests of Kurdish journalists in 2022 put country among the worst jailers of media staff, new data shows
Istanbul’s historic and popular Istiklal Avenue is still recovering from a bomb attack on November 13. VOA’s Turkish service reports from Istanbul in this story narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
Judge's links to Turkey's ruling party could create distrust, says RSF representative on trial in Istanbul
As Ankara debates new disinformation bill, journalists warn vaguely worded law could target opposition voices
During the demonstration, at least three women cut their hair to protest death of woman who died in police custody
Video that Turkey’s media regulator labeled as public service announcement is hostile to LGBTQ community, critics say
Turkish court confines Gulsen to her home over her onstage joke about the country's religious schools
Critics say the proposed law, which can impose a three-year sentence for the spread of 'fake news,' could be used to silence journalists ahead of upcoming 2023 elections
The long-running Gezi Park trial enters its final phase as the defendants delivered their final defense statements, and the verdict is expected on Monday
Turkey says it defused three naval mines off its Black Sea coast as Russia and Ukraine trade accusations over who planted them
Media freedom advocate Erol Onderoglu was back in court this week for a retrial over a 2016 solidarity campaign
Thousands gather in Istanbul to commemorate Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and to demand full justice
Turkey's ruling party proposes law to curb false news and disinformation, but media organizations warn it could be used against critics
Media analysts and journalism organizations describe move as a form of censorship and attempt to interfere with editorial independence
'We cannot speak of a free press in Turkey' head of media association says, citing thousands of legal cases filed against journalists
Millions have arrived in the country as a way station in their effort to migrate to Europe
OdaTV news personnel reject Ankara's claim that reporting funeral of Turkish intelligence agent violated national law
Defendants are latest in long line of reporters, pundits, scholars to be accused of supporting US-based imam Fethullah Gulen
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