Asylum applications from Turks in Germany see 102 pct rise in first 9 months
There was a 102 percent increase in the number of asylum applications filed by Turkish citizens in Germany in the first nine months of...
Inmate suffering from stage four cancer in Kandıra Prison unable to see doctor for...
An inmate with stage four cancer cannot access proper healthcare and has not been taken to a hospital for the past eight months, according...
Ex-military officer convicted of shipping explosives to ISIL, suspected in 2002 murder, recaptured
Former Turkish military officer Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, implicated in the 2002 murder of academic Necip Hablemitoğlu and convicted of shipping explosives to the Islamic...
Turkish journalist Mehmet Karakeçili beaten, Hale Gönültaş threatened: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday reported a physical assault on journalist Mehmet Karakeçili and a separate verbal threat against journalist Hale...
Most productive academics leave Turkey to work abroad: study
Academics with the highest level of productivity are leaving Turkey to continue their work abroad, with 12,000 such academics working in other countries, according...
Google, YouTube accused of censoring Erdogan critics: report
Media outlets and journalists who express criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are facing a noticeable decrease in their visibility on YouTube and...
Abusive pushbacks of migrants normalized in Greece: MSF
Greece has “normalized” abusive pushbacks of migrants under a broader EU policy that ignores violence against people in need, Turkish Minute reported on Thursday,...
Man abducted by Turkish police in broad daylight in İstanbul, family claims: report
The family of Gökhan Güneş, who has been missing since around noon on Wednesday, has alleged that he was abducted by police officers in...
7 Kurdish family members killed in Turkey attack
Seven members of a Kurdish family were killed Friday in central Turkey by armed assailants who tried to burn their house down in what...
Ankara court rules in favor of former public servant dismissed for donating to Gülen-affiliated...
The Ankara 19th Administrative Court has ruled in favor of a former civil servant who was dismissed by a government decree for donating money...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...