Man arrested for criticizing President Erdoğan and Turkish gov’t in street interview
A man who criticized the Turkish government's policies in a street interview was arrested on Thursday for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and "inciting...
23,737 Turkish nationals sought asylum in Europe last year, a 38 pct increase over...
A total of 23,737 Turkish nationals sought international protection in EU member states, Norway and Switzerland in 2021, according to an analysis released by...
Turkish police mistreated, beat 13,935 people while detaining them between 2018 and 2021: TİHV
Turkish police employed unlawful tactics including mistreatment and beating while detaining 13,935 people between 2018 and 2021, according to the Human Rights Foundation of...
CoE congress urges Turkey to modify terrorism definition, stop replacing mayors without court decision
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CoE) has adopted a recommendation and resolution on the situation of mayors...
ECtHR finds Wikimedia’s application against Turkey inadmissible
The foundation running Wikipedia on Thursday lost its bid to sue Turkey over it blocking access to the online encyclopedia in the country, as...
Family breadwinner and mother of 2 detained for ‘financially aiding terrorism’
Menekşe Turen, a mother of two who became the sole financial provider of her family after her husband's arrest, was detained on Tuesday in...
HDP deputy calls for investigation into death of Kurdish inmate
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Sait Dede has called for an investigation into the circumstances of the death of a Kurdish inmate in eastern...
Ankara Bar president who refused to publish torture report resigns
Ankara Bar Association President Kemal Koranel, who refused to publish a report by the bar’s human rights committee on allegations of torture made by...
ILO questions post-coup dismissals of union members, lack of reinstatement to jobs
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations said in a recent report that it notes with...
Top court rejects pro-Kurdish-party MP’s petition to reverse decision lifting her immunity
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an application submitted by a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) that sought the reversal of a...
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