17th century Armenian church on preservation list demolished in western Turkey
An Armenian church dating to 1603 in the western province of Kütahya that was on the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s preservation list...
Syrians in Turkey complain of intensified police checkpoints: ‘It’s like living in a prison’
In recent months many unregistered Syrian refugees in Turkey or those who live in provinces other than where they are officially registered have been...
Journalists, human rights activist given suspended sentences on terror charges in Özgür Gündem trial
A Turkish court on Monday handed down suspended sentences to three journalists and prominent human rights activist Eren Keskin who were tried on charges...
Students protest lack of heating and insects in meals at state-run dormitory
In the midst of student demonstrations protesting poor living conditions in state-run dormitories, students living in a dormitory in Turkey’s Iğdır province on Sunday demonstrated...
Daughter of abducted former bureaucrat asks President Erdoğan to help find her father
Nursena Küçüközyiğit, whose father Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit is suspected to be the latest victim of enforced disappearance, called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkish citizens ranked second among asylum seekers in Germany in 2023
People holding a Turkish passport were the second largest group seeking asylum in Germany in 2023, with more than 62,000 Turkish citizens lodging asylum...
Turkish court finds Interior Ministry responsible for the death of 12 year-old Kurdish girl
A Turkish court has found the Ministry of the Interior culpable for the death of 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol, who was killed in 2009 after...
Human Rights Violations and Negligence: Feb. 2023 Earthquakes
On February 6, magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes affected 11 provinces in Turkey’s south and southeast, killing more than 50,000 people and leaving millions homeless. The devastating...
Turkey detains pro-Kurdish party officials, renowned rights activist
Turkish police on Friday detained dozens of pro-Kurdish party officials and a renowned human rights activist, as prosecutors increase the pressure on the country’s...
Jailed Kurdish leader allowed to visit ailing mother in Diyarbakır hospital
Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş has visited his ailing mother in a hospital in southeastern Diyarbakır province after he was granted permission by the...
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