Interpol election raises rights concerns about fair policing: report
Human rights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that Interpol’s powerful network of global police officers could end up under the sway of authoritarian...
Turks file more than 2.6 mln complaints with Turkish presidency in 3 years
A senior government official has stated that Turkish citizens have filed 2,671,976 complaints with the Presidential Communications Center (CİMER) in three years, Turkish Minute...
7 university students among 35 detained over alleged Gülen links
Thirty-five people, including seven university students, were detained on Tuesday on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a...
33,000 buildings severely damaged in earthquake zone in Turkey: ministry
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Ankara’s account of 2016 coup false, top general framed, say ex-air force officers in...
A new documentary featuring former Turkish Air Force officers disputes the official account of a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 and...
Hate speech against Syrians in Turkey on the rise thanks to upcoming elections, says...
Xenophobia, hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees are increasing in Turkey as the country prepares for upcoming elections, the Istanbul-based Asylum Seekers...
Top court orders Turkish gov’t to pay damages to Syrian refugee for deportation
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of a Syrian refugee who lodged an individual application due to a deportation order issued because of...
Famous Turkish actress convicted of ‘insulting’ former soldier accused of rape
Ezgi Mola, a popular Turkish actress, was convicted on insult charges after she protested in a tweet in August 2020 the release of a...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 60 lawyers following Erdoğan’s call to suspend attorneys accused...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for 60 lawyers on terror charges, following a call by Turkish President Recep...
Activists emphasize plight of children affected by Turkey’s politically motivated trials
Activists campaigned on social media over the weekend to spotlight the dire consequences of politically motivated trials in Turkey, emphasizing the severe impact on...
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