Unidentified quake victims not included in Turkey death toll, opposition party leader says
Unidentified victims of a deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria are not included in the death toll, said Ali Babacan, leader...
Infographic: July 15, 2016 | Blow to Human Rights
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Activity report, the Inquiry Commission on the State of Emergency Measures
State Department 2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Turkey
News stories by Turkey's state-run...
Turkish Interior Ministry sends circulars to governor’s offices requesting closer monitoring of student activities
The Turkish Interior Ministry has sent circulars to governor's offices in Turkey requesting that universities closely monitor student activities, raising concerns that government pressure...
High school student convicted of insulting Erdogan
A high school student in Diyarbakır was sentenced to over seven months in prison on Thursday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the...
Top court finds rights violation in terror conviction of teacher in Gülen-linked case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a teacher on terrorism charges over his alleged links to the Gülen movement violated his...
Purge victim dies of cancer after long imprisonment
Osman Hacısalihoğlu, a former police officer who was summarily removed from his job and subsequently served a prison sentence due to conviction of alleged...
Doctor classifies work-related death of quarry worker as ‘heart attack’
A doctor of forensic medicine reported the work-related death of İsmail Taran, a 49-year-old quarry worker, as death from a heart attack, Veryansın TV...
20-year-old woman takes own life, saying she saw no future under AKP rule
A 20-year-old woman died by suicide on Monday evening, saying the results of the May 14 elections in Turkey left her in despair and...
Record number of jailed journalists globally, Turkey among top offenders: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has found that a record number of journalists are currently imprisoned around the world, with Turkey among the...
Turkey issues arrest warrant for YouTuber due to ‘insulting’ comments about Islam, Prophet
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced the issuance of an arrest warrant for a popular YouTuber whose remarks on Islam and the Prophet...
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