Hundreds of lives could have been saved if the Istanbul Convention was properly implemented:...
At least 2,336 women who were killed by family members or people close to them would still be alive if the Istanbul Convention had...
Turkey sentences 15 Kurdish politicians to more than 100 years in prison
A court in southeast Turkey has announced its verdict in the trial of 15 local Kurdish politicians accused of terrorism, handing down sentences totaling...
Erdoğan sues opposition politician who referred to him as ‘occupier’ of presidency
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against a main opposition party politician who once referred to Erdoğan as “occupying” the presidency,...
Turkey sends journalist working for pro-Alevi media outlet to prison
A journalist in southern Turkey was sent to prison on Tuesday evening after police raided his house when the top appeals court upheld a...
2 more university students die by suicide in Turkey
Suicide among Turkish university students has become worryingly common, with two more students taking their own lives in the space of one month, the...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of writer jailed over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the imprisonment of journalist and writer Ali Bulaç, who was jailed for close...
Turks’ asylum applications in Germany up 12.3 pct in first two months of 2024
Turkish nationals filed 12.3 percent more applications for asylum in Germany in the first two months of 2024 than the number submitted in the...
Turkish Parliament rejects proposal to postpone prison sentence of mothers with children under 15
The Turkish Parliament removed from a bill that was passed on Thursday an article postponing the prison sentences of mothers with children under 15...
Mother says still looking for justice on 10th anniversary of Berkin Elvan’s death
The mother of Berkin Elvan, a teenager who was struck in the head with a gas canister fired by a police officer during the...
Protests continue in Kyrgyzstan 25 days into disappearance of Orhan İnandı
Around 300 people gathered in front of government house in Bishkek on Friday calling on Kyrgyz authorities to find educator Orhan İnandı, who is...
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