Over 32,000 Turks have entered US illegally via land borders since 2021
The number of Turkish citizens entering the United States illegally via the Mexican and Canadian borders has surpassed 32,000, Turkish Minute reported, citing official data from...
31 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Thirty-one people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
Turkey has requested removal of massive amount of online content from Google in 10...
Turkish government agencies have requested the removal of a total of 90,400 web pages and other content from Google in the last decade, Turkish...
Stockholm Center for Freedom condemns heinous terror attack in Stockholm
Stockholm Center for Freedom is appalled by the terrible and deliberate attack that took place today in the heart of Stockholm. We join Swedish...
Erdoğan vows Turkey will ‘not expel’ Syrian refugees
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday pledged that Turkey would not drive Syrian refugees back to their home country despite pressure from opposition parties,...
1-month-old baby had to sleep on floor in overcrowded cell, former inmate’s account reveals
A former female inmate whose name was not disclosed for security reasons said prison conditions were exceptionally trying for women as they were either...
CoE to discuss possible sanctions against Turkey regarding Kavala, Demirtaş cases
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers, in its quarterly human rights meeting March 12-14, will discuss possible sanctions against Turkey over its...
Critical Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden brutally attacked
Ahmet Dönmez, a Turkish journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who has been living in exile in...
Erdoğan invokes 2016 coup, causes concern about peaceful transition of power
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sparked controversy on Friday, using Twitter to call for support in Sunday’s elections and comparing the situation to an...
Erdoğan steps back from threat to expel Western envoys
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday stepped back from his threat to expel 10 Western envoys over their joint statement of support for...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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