Turkey’s purge victims hold protest in front of UN’s İstanbul Office
Victims of a massive government purge that took place in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016 held a demonstration...
Journalist appears in court after covering allegations of corruption in judiciary
An editor for the Gerçek Gündem news website who reported news and shared social media posts about an alleged bribery network in the judiciary...
Prosecutors request permission to file charges against all 56 deputies of pro-Kurdish party
Prosecutors have submitted summaries of proceedings requesting the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of all 56 lawmakers of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a...
Watchdog investigation contradicts defense of prison administration accused of mistreatment
An investigation conducted by the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (TIHEK) in an Ankara prison has found factual inaccuracies in the prison...
Rights group slams Turkey’s illegal transfer of Syrian detainees
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned the illegal transfer to Turkey of more than 60 Syrians arrested by Turkey and its local proxies...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party faces growing pressure from nationalist parties
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is facing pressure and attacks from nationalist parties, with their leaders questioning the party’s legitimacy...
Jailed Kurdish leader denounces killing of PKK hostages, blames gov’t for botched rescue attempt
Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has denounced the killing of 13 Turkish nationals held hostage by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), blaming the...
Majority of Turks disapprove of non-compliance with top court decisions
An overwhelming majority of Turks, 60 percent, disapprove of non-compliance with decisions of the Constitutional Court (AYM), Turkish Minute reported on Thursday, citing a...
Leaked emails show list of to-be-purged generals was drafted before Turkey’s failed coup
Turkey’s General Staff in 2015 drafted a list of generals and officers who were slated to be purged from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)...
Jailed MP’s lawyers file third application with top court in new episode of crisis
The lawyers for a jailed opposition lawmaker have petitioned Turkey’s Constitutional Court for a third time claiming rights violations in the continued incarceration of...
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