A thousand days after her disappearance, family of Gülistan Doku says authorities no longer...
The family of Gülistan Doku, a young Kurdish woman who went missing on January 5, 2020, said Turkish authorities were no longer searching for...
Erdoğan pardons 7 retired generals serving life sentences for role in 1997 coup
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used his presidential power to pardon seven retired generals due to their advanced age who were serving life...
Journalist receives threats after interviewing teen who allegedly defaced Kurdish traffic signs
Kurdish journalist Ruşen Takva has received numerous threats on social media since he published an interview with a 16-year-old who claims to have defaced...
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...
Alevi leader attacked in Istanbul in apparent hate crime
Selami Sarıtaş, an Alevi leader in Istanbul's Kartal district, was attacked and beaten in front of his house on Friday by two unknown assailants...
Turkish club president who punched referee released pending trial
The former president of Turkish football club Ankaragücü, who was arrested earlier this month after punching a referee at the end of game in...
Kurdish woman fired from job at Bolu City Hall for sharing photograph of imprisoned...
A Kurdish woman said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that she had been fired from her job...
Turkey summons Swedish envoy over Erdoğan images used during protests: report
Swedish Ambassador to Turkey Staffan Herrström was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday over images of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that were...
Turkish police raid IHD Diyarbakir office, detain board member
Turkish police on Thursday raided the Human Rights Association (İHD) Diyarbakır branch, detaining board member Ferhat Berkpınar, the Duvar news website reported.
The raid took...
Opposition party vice chair acknowledges systematic torture of supporters of the Gülen movement
Ahmet Zeki Üçok, vice chair of the nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party, after a visit to two journalists who were recently imprisoned, said they...
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