Turkey tops the list for number of European Court of Human Rights judgments finding...
Turkey tops the list of 47 Council of Europe (CoE) member states that received the most judgments from the European Court of Human Rights...
‘I miss ordinary days the most,’ jailed film producer says
Çiğdem Mater, a film producer and journalist serving an 18-year sentence in connection with the 2013 Gezi Park protests, said in an interview that...
CPJ calls on Turkish authorities to halt deportation of Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed
Turkish authorities should immediately halt the deportation of Iranian investigative journalist Mohammad Mosaed, who has a well-founded fear of persecution if he were to...
Turkey ranks 56th among 63 countries in climate index
Turkey was ranked 56th among 63 countries in the 2024 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
According to the index, Turkey dropped nine ranks since last year...
Turkish TV stations cut off broadcast after Uyghur woman takes the podium at party...
Turkish TV stations on Wednesday cut off their broadcast of an opposition party meeting in the Turkish Parliament after the party’s leader invited an...
Turkey records 364 deaths in the textile industry in the last decade
Turkey has recorded at least 364 deaths in the textile industry in the last 10 years, the Bianet news website reported, citing the Health and...
Parliament speaker rejects request for inquiry into torture allegations, claiming objectionable language in complaint
Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Mustafa Şentop returned a letter to human rights activist and lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, claiming that it contained “vulgar...
Job applicant in Turkey rejected for having worked at Gülen-affiliated bank
Türkiye Finans Participation Bank has rejected a job application on the grounds that the applicant previously worked for Bank Asya, which was shut down...
More than 800 Boğaziçi protestors subjected to ill-treatment by police: report
At least 800 people demonstrating against the appointment of a pro-government rector to İstanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University were subjected to ill-treatment by police officers...
Turkish minister of interior reveals details of crackdown on migrant smuggling
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on social media that 80 migrant smugglers and 2,155 irregular migrants have been detained by Turkish police, Deutsche...
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