Turkey’s top court fines gov’t for torture in Afyon province, demands investigation into perpetrators
Turkish Constitutional Court ruled in favor of an applicant who claimed that he was tortured for 25 days during his detention at Afyon police...
PEN International calls on Turkish authorities not to prosecute Nobel laureate Pamuk for his...
Turkish authorities should not charge Nobel laureate and PEN International Vice President Orhan Pamuk with “insulting” Atatürk and the Turkish flag, PEN International said...
Majority of Turkey’s Gen Z wants to live abroad, German foundation survey shows
A survey conducted by the Turkey office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), a German political foundation, has revealed that the majority of Generation Z in Turkey,...
Turkish authorities detain Somali restaurant owner in Ankara for deportation despite legal residence in...
Mohamed Isse Abdullah, a Somali restaurant owner living in Ankara, was detained on Tuesday for deportation despite being a legal resident of Turkey, Turkish...
Documentary tells story of businessman who died from cancer after belated release from prison
A documentary telling the story of businessman Medeni Arifoğlu, who succumbed to cancer after he was belatedly released from prison despite his deteriorating health,...
Turkish commentators avoid saying Enes Kanter’s name during Eastern Conference finals for fear of...
In the latest example of self-censorship in Turkey, commentators on Turkish TV channel S Sports, the official broadcaster of the NBA games in the...
US completes 100-bed emergency field hospital in southern Turkey
The US has set up a 100-bed emergency hospital in southern Turkey, which was hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, according to the...
Turkish prosecutors contradict each other on Saturday Mothers vigils
Two Turkish prosecutors have made contradicting decisions concerning separate but identical protest vigils held by the Saturday Mothers activist group, with one prosecutor deciding...
PEN Int’l calls on Turkey to drop charges against sociologist in exile
PEN International has said Turkish authorities should drop all charges against prominent sociologist and PEN Turkey member Pınar Selek over a deadly 1998 explosion...
128,872 people have faced criminal investigation for insulting President Erdoğan in five years
Turkish prosecutors investigated 128,872 people for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan between 2014 and 2019, the Duvar news website reported.
The number of individuals facing...
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