Over 40 Int’l organisations call on Turkey to end ‘state of emergency legislation’
Over 40 international organizations have called on Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to end legislation which they say prolongs the anti-democratic effects...
Turkish court seeks Interpol Red Notice for prominent publisher Zarakolu
A Turkish court has decided to seek an Interpol Red Notice for Ragıp Zarakolu, a publisher, writer, and free speech activist, as well as...
Foreign Minister Maas: Germany ready for protests against Turkish president’s visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s scheduled visit to Germany this month may spark protests, but that is a democratic right, German Foreign Minister Heiko...
Pro-Erdoğan Turks’ violence targeting members of Gülen movement reaches Belgium
Pro-Erdoğan Turks' violence targeting the members of the Gülen movement over a controversial military coup attempt on July 15, 2016 has reached Europe, with...
US blacklists Turkish company over violating sanctions on North Korea
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday designated a company in Turkey, SIA Falcon International Group, for...
Turkish gov’t denies sharing Khashoggi audio recordings with US
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday denied that audio recordings involving the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi were shared with US Secretary...
Economic attack on Turkey planned in foreign capital, Albayrak says
Berat Albayrak, Turkey's treasury and finance minister and son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, claimed on Tuesday that an economic attack targeting the...
Turkish gov’t asks 83 countries to extradite 452 people over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government has sent 83 countries extradition files for 452 people as part of its massive global post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Interpol has rejected 646 Red Notice requests from Turkey since 2016 coup attempt
Turkish Interior Ministry spokesperson İsmail Çataklı said on Monday Interpol has declined 646 Red Notice requests made by Turkey since a failed 2016 coup,...
Turkey’s intel agency threatens family of Turkish-German academic who criticized Erdoğan
Burak Çopur, a Turkish-German professor of political science at Germany’s Essen University, said in an interview with Ahval on Thursday that his family in...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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