ILO to provide $3.6 million for workers in Turkey, Syria affected by quakes
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will provide $3.6 million in direct support to workers and their families affected by devastating earthquakes that struck southern...
Turkish authorities detain 45 people in a week over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 45 people over the past week for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on...
Turkey detains 27 X users on allegations of fomenting enmity, spreading disinformation
Turkish police have detained 27 people including a number of journalists on allegations of fomenting enmity and hatred and spreading disinformation on their X...
Greece accuses Turkey of failing to rescue illegal migrants after dinghy sinks
Turkey failed to rescue illegal migrants in a dinghy that sank inside its territorial waters, Greece’s Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said in a speech...
MP calls on Germany to stop arms exports to Turkey due to its attacks...
Gökay Akbulut, a member of the German parliament from the Left Party, has called on the German government to stop exporting arms to Turkey...
5 pct of Turkish women exposed to sexual violence in past year according to...
Five percent of Turkish women were exposed to sexual violence in the past year according to data shared by Minister of Family and Social...
CoE election observers urge Turkey to do more to protect freedom of expression
The Council of Europe’s election observation mission to Turkey on Monday released a statement calling on Turkish authorities to do more to ensure freedom...
Continuation of imprisonment for 345 jurists, including a demised one, decided with one page...
An imprisoned judge has stated in a letter he sent to Christophe Regnard, the President of the International Association of Judges (IAJ) that pro-Erdoğan...
Exhibit in former Gestapo prison exposes extent of purge in Turkey
The Purge Museum (Tenkil Müzesi in Turkish), an initiative that collects and exhibits items belonging to individuals who survived Turkey’s massive crackdown on the...
Yet another opposition leader in Turkey vows to send Syrian refugees back home
Another leader from a nationalist Turkish party, the İYİ (Good) Party, has vowed to send the Syrians who have taken refuge in Turkey back...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...