HDP submits its written defense to top court in closure case
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which faces a closure case, has submitted its written defense to the Constitutional Court, which the party said...
Villagers in southeastern Turkey’s Batman province claim mistreatment by gendarmerie
Reports of gendarmes’ mistreatment of villagers in southeastern Turkey's Batman province during raids on their homes for allegedly "aiding terrorist organizations" have recently become...
Migration experts say anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey has reached a tipping point
Migration experts have said anti-migrant sentiment among the Turkish public has reached a tipping point and could result in a pogrom.
Lawyer Ayşegül Karpuz and...
Police detain journalist who revealed hack of Turkey’s e-government website
Journalist İbrahim Haskoloğlu, who claimed that a group had hacked Turkey’s e-government website and other government-related sites, has been detained, according to Turkish media...
Turkish prosecutors drop investigation into alleged killing of Syrian refugee at border
An investigation into the death of Syrian refugee Ridwan Îd Numan El Ehmed, who was allegedly killed in November at the Turkey-Syria border, has...
133 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 133 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
40 mg dose of unspecified substance killed Khashoggi, Saudi letter to Turkey claims: report
A letter sent by Saudi authorities to their Turkish counterparts before the halt of the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the...
Erdoğan, ally signal change of stance on return of Syrian refugees to their homeland
Amid increasing public discontent with the rising number of refugees in Turkey, Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
Victim of Turkey’s post-coup purge says she was insulted and subjected to physical violence...
A former public servant who was dismissed by a government decree after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey has said she was subjected to...
148 people including 5 inmates died, 281 maltreated or tortured in Turkey in March:...
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in March included 148 deaths and 281 incidents of torture or maltreatment, with 51 of them taking...
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