40 Turkish military officers at NATO posts seeking asylum in Germany
German media reported on Saturday that 40 members of the Turkish military who served at NATO posts until a failed coup on July 15...
14-year-old boy caught in suitcase while trying to flee Turkey’s post-coup witch hunt
A 14-year-old Turkish boy, identified by his initials S.K., was detained in a suitcase in Turkey’s northeastern border province Artvin while he was on...
UN report details extensive human rights violations in Turkey during protracted state of emergency
Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people – from...
Turkish strikes in northern Iraq spark fires
Turkish airstrikes on Wednesday have caused widespread fires in the Al-Amadiya district north of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkish Minute reported, citing local sources.
The...
Released recording confirms Zarrab said Turkey’s Erdoğan approved Iran sanctions scheme
A recording released by a New York court as part of the evidence in the case of a Turkish banking executive being tried on...
HRW urges Turkey, Germany to promote protection of civilians in Gaza during Erdoğan’s visit
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a statement calling on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to work on measures...
EU urges Turkey to ‘uphold democratic values’ after mayor’s arrest
The European Commission on Monday urged Turkey to “uphold democratic values” as both a member of the Council of Europe and an EU candidate...
PACE co-rapporteurs Mikko and Evans to make fact-finding visit to Turkey
Marianne Mikko (Estonia, SOC) and Nigel Evans (United Kingdom, EC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will be making...
Turkey seeks extradition of British-Turkish lawyer on trumped-up terrorism charges
Özcan Keleş, a British lawyer, was arrested on Monday and is facing possible extradition to Turkey on terrorism charges due to his links to...
Turkish Interior Ministry: 24,545 Turks renounced their citizenship in 2016
The Turkish Interior Ministry’s General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs has announced that a total of 24,545 Turks renounced their Turkish citizenship in...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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