Turkish parliament expels opposition lawmaker known for human rights activism
Turkey's parliament on Wednesday expelled opposition MP and prominent human rights defender Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu after a controversial conviction over a social media post,...
Int’l judicial platform calls on Turkey to restore rule of law, abide by ECtHR...
An international platform established by four judges associations in Europe to promote the rule of law in Turkey has called on the country to...
Prosecution of murder of Turkish journalist Dink remains unsatisfactory: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Turkish authorities to conduct an impartial and depoliticized investigation into the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...
Turkey plunges from 101st to 115th place in TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
Turkey has taken 14 steps back and was ranked 115th among 180 countries with a score of 34 out of 100, the lowest in...
Turkish gov’t seizes pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca
The pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca was confiscated by the Turkish government, his son Sıdkı Karaca said in a tweet yesterday.
“All of...
EU commits €755 mln in humanitarian aid to Turkey for earthquake response
The European Union has announced on the first anniversary of twin earthquakes in 2023, Turkey’s worst disaster of modern times, that the EU will...
US senators introduce legislation calling for sanctions on Turkish officials violating human rights
Three US senators on Thursday announced the introduction of the “Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2021,” legislation condemning human rights abuses carried out...
Turkish police fire rubber bullets on Kurdish protest march
Police in southeast Turkey fired rubber bullets on a Kurdish protest march and physically assaulted a group of protesters that included members of parliament,...
29,444 military members dismissed as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge
A total of 29,444 military members have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), gendarmerie and the coast guard in a post-coup purge...
University students in Tunceli province struggling with housing crisis
University students in eastern Turkey’s Tunceli province are facing a serious housing crisis, with many students having to live in makeshift dorm rooms, the...
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