Pro-Kurdish party office in Marmaris attacked for second time in a month
An as of yet unidentified man in the early hours of Friday staged an attack on the district office of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...
Woman dies after months in coma following domestic violence
Buse Ateş Suna, who was allegedly beaten by her husband, died after remaining in a coma for two months, the Yeni Yaşam news website...
Turkish media accused of underreporting scale of devastation in flood-hit region
Media outlets in Turkey, an overwhelming majority of which are controlled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), have been accused of hiding...
Authorities cancel screening of documentary focusing on victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge
Turkish authorities cancelled the screening of a documentary that shed light on the challenges faced by victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge shortly before it...
Turkey’s top appeals court rules retweeting ‘insulting post’ constitutes a crime
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday decided that retweeting a social media post which had insulted a public officer constituted a crime, the...
Dozens detained across Turkey in operations targeting pro-Kurdish DEM Party
Turkish police have detained dozens of people in several provinces across the country, including İstanbul, as part of operations that mainly targeted members of...
Plight of former judge who died seeking asylum in Germany reveals extent of Turkey’s...
Gülsüm Coşar, 31, a former judge who was summarily dismissed from her job by a government decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup...
NGO compiles ECtHR judgments against Turkey in new report
Justice Square, a human rights group based in the Netherlands, has released a new report bringing together European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments...
Rights court condemns Turkey over opposition mayor’s detention
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Turkey for detaining an opposition mayor for over two years without a trial, the latest...
Activists call for release of ailing 76-year-old inmate
Social media users on Thursday called on Turkish authorities to release Ahmet Öztürk, an ailing prisoner who is suffering from deteriorating health.
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