Jailed journalist Soncan: ‘A nation could never be free if its journalists are behind...
A jailed Turkish journalist presented an impressive defense to the court, saying that the history will judge Turkey on rights violations and declared a...
Turkey’s CHP files criminal complaints against minister, governor over May Day ban
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed criminal complaints against the country’s interior minister, İstanbul governor and other public officials due to...
Mother of toddler arrested in defiance of legal provisions
Sultan and İbrahim Ataş, the parents of a 14-month-old-toddler and a 3-year-old girl, were arrested on Sunday despite legal provisions that require postponement of...
Uploading prisoner’s correspondence on online judicial platform violates rights: Turkey’s top court
Turkey’s Constitutional Court said in a ruling that the authorities violated the rights of a prisoner by uploading his private correspondence on an online...
Earthquake survivors in gov’t run container city threatened with eviction for supporting imprisoned İstanbul...
Survivors of the February 6, 2023 earthquakes in southeastern Turkey currently living in container cities provided by a government disaster agency have reportedly received...
Doctors in Turkey discouraged from writing up reports on abuse, torture
There appears to be a systematic and deliberate campaign by the government of Turkey to dissuade doctors from writing up reports that prove abuse...
Only 10 percent of UN’s $1 billion flash appeal funded: report
Only 10 percent of the $1 billion flash appeal launched by the United Nations to support millions of Turkish people affected by devastating earthquakes...
HDP lawmaker submits parliamentary question regarding detention of 21 journalists in SE Turkey
Meral Danış Bestaş from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on Thursday submitted a parliamentary question regarding the detention of 21 journalists in southeastern Diyarbakır...
Turkish foreign minister rules out any EU migration deal limited to financial assistance
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday Turkey would not agree on a new migration deal with the European Union that is limited to...
158 people face detention over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 158 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Demirören news...
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