The Erdoğan government’s systematic effort to control the public narrative and silence dissent reached staggering new heights in 2018, with…
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The Turkish government’s relentless campaign to crush dissent has officially entered a new, sweeping phase, with the İstanbul Chief Public…
In Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey, even the notes of a piano can be deemed an act of rebellion. The arrest…
Having successfully suffocated most of its domestic independent media, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government is now systematically exporting its war on…
In the wake of the failed 2016 coup, a palpable sense of fear has enveloped President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration.…
A harrowing scene captured on video in Manisa has exposed the grim reality festering within Turkey’s detention centers, confirming the…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent declaration that the Topçu Barracks “will be built” in Gezi Park is far more than…
In a staggering display of the Turkish state’s assault on free expression, a 62-year-old woman has been sentenced to nearly…
“In Turkey, journalists now spend more time in courtrooms than in newsrooms.” A Western diplomat’s bitter observation, shared in confidence,…
When President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cited Hitler’s Germany as a model for an effective presidential system, his office was quick…