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LGBTQ groups subject to harassment during Nevruz celebrations

LGBTQ groups were subject to physical harassment and insults during a celebration to the mark the spring festival of Nevruz in Istanbul’s Yenikapı Square,...

Family of missing Kurdish journalist seeking justice 30 years on

The family of Nazım Babaoğlu, a journalist who went missing in 1994 while covering the news, is still seeking his whereabouts as well as...

Iranian at risk of deportation from Turkey could face execution

Bijan Moradi, an Iranian national scheduled to be deported from Turkey on Saturday, might face imprisonment, torture and even the death penalty upon his...

Phone seized in fraud investigation reveals bribery involving prosecutors

A mobile phone that was confiscated as part of a fraud investigation in central Turkey has revealed messages indicative of bribery involving the suspects...

LGBTQ groups subject to harassment during Nevruz celebrations

LGBTQ groups were subject to physical harassment and insults during a celebration to the mark the spring festival of Nevruz in Istanbul’s Yenikapı Square,...

22 refugees drown when boat sinks off Turkish coast

Twenty-two refugees including seven children drowned on Friday after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local officials. The victims’ nationalities...

Turkey in ‘serious breach’ of ECHR, rule of law by not releasing Kavala: Council...

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has declared Turkey in “serious breach” of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and rule of...

Journalists among dozens detained, attacked during Nevruz celebrations across Turkey

Celebrations of Nevruz, a spring festival culturally significant for Turkey’s Kurdish minority, across the country have been marred by detentions and attacks targeting dozens,...

Family of missing Kurdish journalist seeking justice 30 years on

The family of Nazım Babaoğlu, a journalist who went missing in 1994 while covering the news, is still seeking his whereabouts as well as...

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