Syrians move out of their neighborhood in İzmir after hate attacks
A large number of Syrian residents in İzmir's Cumhuriyet neighborhood left their homes after tensions increased following the alleged murder of 17-year-old Batuhan Barlak...
‘Assailants were supporters of Erdoğan,’ says dissident Turkish boxer who was attacked in Berlin
“The assailants were supporters of Turkish President Erdoğan,” said Turkish boxer Ünsal Arık, who was attacked in Berlin on August 9, the Gazete...
Experts say appeals judges have nullified Turkish constitution by overruling top court
The recent refusal of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals to comply with the ruling of the Constitutional Court (AYM) is tantamount to nullifying the...
Burning of Quran in Stockholm sparks int’l condemnation
The burning of a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday has been condemned by foreign governments, international organizations...
Opposition slams top court for rejecting request to annul Erdoğan’s withdrawal from women’s treaty
Turkish opposition parties have criticized Turkey’s top administrative court for refusing to annul Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to pull Turkey out of...
Travel ban imposed on son of Somali president over fatal accident lifted after court...
Turkish prosecutors lifted a travel ban on Mohamed Hassan Sheik Mohamud, the son of Somali President Hasan Sheikh Mohamud, after he testified in court...
Turkey uses facial recognition to spy on millions: report
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has added a facial recognition system to its law enforcement arsenal that helps it investigate millions of...
Twitter users call on Turkish authorities to release former MP Gergerlioğlu
Turkish Twitter users conducted a hashtag campaign on Monday calling on authorities to release Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’...
Ugandan dissident arrested in Turkey: report
Fred Kajjubi, aka Lumbuye, a Ugandan dissident residing in Turkey, has been arrested on unidentified charges, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported on Thursday.
Since the...
Tech companies asked to resist internet censorship ahead of Turkish elections
With Turkey scheduled to hold local elections at the end of March, a group of international and local human rights and press advocacy groups...
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