Syriac MP in Turkish parliament faces criticism for sending Christmas wishes in native language
George Aslan, a Syriac deputy from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM), has faced hostile remarks from the far right for using his...
Top court rejects claims of negligence of public officials in Suruç massacre
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected claims by 13 applicants accusing public officials of “violating victims’ right to life” in the 2015 Suruç massacre by...
Women’s group protesting Erdogan’s all-female university detained in Ankara
A group of women was detained yesterday in Ankara after they attempted to stage a demonstration against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's initiative for an...
Anti-refugee mayor erects billboards telling Syrians in Arabic to leave Turkey
Billboards telling Syrian refugees in Arabic to return to their homeland since they’re no longer wanted in Turkey were put up in the northwestern...
Turkish asylum seeker dies in Germany after fleeing persecution in Turkey
A 31-year-old man who fled to Germany in search of a safer life after being sentenced to prison in Turkey for alleged links to...
Turkey’s top court received over 551K petitions claiming rights violations in last 11 years
Turkey’s Constitutional Court received 551,156 individual applications between 2012 and Sept. 30 of this year, Turkish Minute reported on Wednesday, citing the state-run Anadolu...
Dutch journalist filed complaint against threats from Turkey
A Dutch journalist of Turkish origin who has been targeted by threats originating from Turkey prompted authorities in the Netherlands to take security measures.
Basri...
Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Minority groups, refugees and migrants in Turkey continued to face discrimination, violence and forced returns in 2025.
Syrians were among the most vulnerable groups. According...
Imprisoned former Istanbul district mayor ‘dying a slow death from cancer,’ says lawyer
Şükrü Genç, the imprisoned former mayor of Istanbul's Sarıyer district, is suffering from colon cancer and is "slowly dying in prison," his lawyer, Hüseyin Cengiz, said...
ECtHR faults Turkey for detaining 82 judges and prosecutors after failed 2016 coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights by detaining 82 judges and...
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