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...

Documentary details persecution of hundreds of military cadets over failed 2016 coup

A documentary telling the stories of military cadets in Turkey, hundreds of whom were unjustly convicted due to their alleged involvement in a failed...

67.9 percent of Turks struggling to pay their rent: poll

More than two-thirds of people in Turkey are struggling to pay their rent as high inflation has caused a surge in housing prices, Turkish...

RSF condemns increasing attacks on journalists in Turkey

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Germany has condemned the increasing attacks and threats against journalists in Turkey, Deutsche Welle Turkish Service (DW) reported. RSF said they...

Erdoğan says ECtHR issues politically motivated rulings in cases involving Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of having a double standard when it comes to Turkey...

Turkish authorities detain 15 people over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’

Turkish authorities have detained 15 people, including former military cadets, due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement based on payphone call records,...

Mother of 3 arrested by Turkish police while fleeing to Greece

A mother of three was arrested by Turkish police on September 17 as she was trying to flee to Greece to seek asylum, the...

Turkish police detain 11 journalists, including the mother of a 45-day-old baby

Turkish police raided the premises of several pro-Kurdish media outlets and private residences, detaining 11 journalists, including the mother of a 45-day-old infant, according...

Turkey’s response to UN letter on Kavala case does not address allegations: UN special...

Turkey’s response to a joint letter sent by UN special rapporteurs in September on the case of Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and philanthropist...

Int’l tribunal refuses to award damages to Turkish businessman over confiscation of companies

Turkish businessman Hamdi Akın İpek has lost a legal claim of $7 billion in damages he filed against the Turkish government at the World...

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