526 detained for attending events during Pride Month in Turkey

A total of 526 people, including 34 minors, were detained by police at Pride Month events recently held across Turkey, Turkish Minute reported, citing...

Turkey to seek extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden, Finland

Turkey’s justice minister said Wednesday that his ministry will seek the extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden and Finland under a deal to...

Female inmates subject to mistreatment and humiliating practices in Bakırköy Prison, say CİSST lawyers

Lawyers from the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) have said female inmates in Bakırköy Prison are subject to mistreatment and humiliating practices,...

Activists commemorate asylum-seekers who drowned fleeing Ankara’s persecution

Activists in Vienna on Saturday commemorated Turkish asylum seekers who drowned in the Aegean Sea and the Evros River while fleeing President Recep Tayyip...

Turkey grants immunity to trustees running 682 companies seized after 2016 coup attempt

Turkey recently granted immunity from prosecution to trustees who were appointed to replace the boards of directors of 682 companies that were seized by...

Asylum applications from Turkish citizens in EU saw 47 percent rise in 2021

There was a 47 percent increase in the number of asylum applications filed by Turkish citizens in EU countries in 2021 compared to the...

Greece to extend border wall to 120 kilometers, says migration and asylum minister

Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum Notis Mitarachi has said the border wall along its frontier with Turkey will be expanded to 120 kilometers...

Members of Furkan Foundation beaten, detained by police

Members of the Furkan Foundation, an anti-government religious group, on Monday were beaten and detained by police officers in Turkey's Osmaniye province, the Tr724...

Anti-refugee party leader prevented from entering border city to plant a ‘mine’

Turkish police and gendarmerie have prevented Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (ZP), from entering the border province of Hatay...

Turkish police raid homes of members of pro-Kurdish HDP, detain 36 on terror charges

Turkish police raided the homes of members and officials of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the headquarters of an art association on...
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