15 Canadians named in Turkish ‘terrorism’ probe linked to President Erdoğan’s rival: report
Fifteen Canadian citizens – including academics, journalists, real estate agents and a part-time taxi driver – have been named as suspects in a Turkish...
Veteran journalist briefly detained for comments on Ankara suicide bombing
Veteran Turkish journalist and Halk TV host Ayşenur Arslan was briefly detained after being targeted by Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of Turkey’s Radio and Television...
CHP deputy: COVID-19 statistics for prisons not announced for 48 days
The Ministry of Justice has not released COVID-19 statistics for prisons since June 17, despite numerous inquiries, Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Akkuş...
Jailed businessman Kavala awarded Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala,...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court denies release request of inmate with brain tumors and disabled son
Turkey’s Constitutional Court last week denied the request for release of Lütfi Koç (46), a political prisoner suffering from two brain tumors and a...
Veteran correspondent from state-run TRT detained in Turkey
A correspondent from public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) who was suspended from her job in April has been detained in Ankara,...
Attack on exiled Turkish journalist should be thoroughly investigated: International Federation of Journalists
An attack against exiled Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt should be thoroughly investigated, the International Federation of Journalists said in a statement yesterday.
Bozkurt, who is...
Parents of critically ill teen detained in nationwide police operation targeting Gülen movement
The parents of a critically ill young woman were detained in a nationwide police raid on Tuesday morning for alleged links to the Gülen...
Widespread or systematic imprisonment of individuals with alleged links to Gülen movement may constitute...
Widespread or systematic imprisonment of individuals with alleged links to the Gülen movement may constitute crimes against humanity, said the UN Human Rights Council’s...
18 rights, media organizations condemn Turkish journalist’s arrest over report on corruption
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have joined 16 other media and human rights organizations in condemning the arrest of a...
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