Turkey bans 467,000 websites August 18, 2021 Turkey blocked 467,011 web addresses between the enactment of the internet law in 2007 and the end of 2020, according to the annual report o...
ECHR sentences Turkey in freedom of speech cases June 16, 2021 Insulting the president, a tool commonly deployed by Ankara to reprimand critics of the government, insult charges often concern comments ab...
Press freedom, a distant dream in Turkey May 06, 2021 Since the discussions of withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention in Turkey began, women, including women reporters, are susceptible to thre...
Turkey’s genocidal past and ongoing human rights violations April 25, 2021 Turkey is a dictatorship that harshly penalizes citizens for criticizing the military, the Turkish nation, president, government institution...
Turkey’s EU membership unlikely on the agenda April 06, 2021 The European Union's top two officials' rare visit today to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is aimed at testing his avowed co...
ECHR condemns Turkey in 3 rights cases February 10, 2021 Cases against Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) constitute 20 percent of total, the largest proportion among the 47 member...
Turkey takes a dangerous path February 02, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has exploited a conflict with Kurdish insurgents and a failed coup to win elections and wage a brut...
Turkey saw Five journalists arrested during 1st week of 2021 January 21, 2021 In the first 15 days of 2021, five journalists critical of the government were attacked in front of their homes in Turkey's capital. Amo...
Erdogan should leave office December 08, 2020 Given the state of Turkey’s economy today, it is easy to forget that it was once an attractive option for those interested in emerging mark...
Qatar needs genuine labour reforms November 22, 2020 Since being awarded the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar has faced increased scrutiny over its record on migrant workers’ rights. With two years t...
Turkey’s Long Suppressed Kurds November 21, 2020 Freedom of expression in Turkey is under sustained and increasing attack. Since the failed coup attempt in July 2016, academics, journalists...
Germany Threatens Turkey with EU Sanctions November 19, 2020 The EU has threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey next month over illegal exploration at sea. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that...
Farmajo's Dirty War November 03, 2020 Under President Farmajo, there has been little development taking place in Somalia because there are large areas of the country under the co...
Militants Provide security in Somalia October 29, 2020 Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab has been fighting the government for more than a decade and controls much of southern and ce...
The Biggest Calamity that Befell Turkey October 12, 2020 Ahmet Davutoglu, leader of the Future Party in Turkey, said that the current president of the country, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family, ...
Erdogan's Mysterious Visit to Doha October 08, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a one-day visit to Doha on Wednesday for a meeting with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. D...
The UAE Continues to Inspire the Region October 07, 2020 Ahead of other Western and Eastern nations, the UAE has retained its position as the top country where Arab youth would like to live and wan...
Freedom of Expression is not Tolerated in Turkey October 01, 2020 The report “The State of Asylum and Deportation,” published by German Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the freedom of expression in Turkey sta...
