CPJ calls on Turkish gov’t to drop charges against journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Turkish authorities on Wednesday to drop charges against journalist Sinan Aygül, who is accused of threatening the...
Turkey’s poverty line nears $2,000, quadruple the minimum wage
Turkey’s poverty line has risen to 65,874 lira ($1,993), as millions in the country struggle to make ends meet on a minimum wage of...
Turkish court acquits police officer who killed Kurdish student in SE Turkey
A Turkish court has acquitted police officer Yakup Şenocak, who shot a Kurdish university student Kemal Kurkut to death during Nevruz celebrations in the...
Jailed businessman Kavala awarded Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala,...
Iraq says drone that killed three Kurdish officers came from Turkey
A senior military official in Baghdad said Tuesday that a drone that killed three Kurdish counterterrorism officers had originated in neighboring Turkey and condemned...
Spying by Turkish diplomats in Singapore triggered criminal investigation in Turkey, documents reveal
The Turkish government used its diplomats in Singapore to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and gather intelligence about them to help...
Gov’t-appointed Boğaziçi University rector suspends 16 academics for involvement in protests
Boğaziçi University rector Naci İnci, who was appointed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has suspended 16 academics over their participation in protests against...
Turkish human rights group reports 722 mistreatment-related applications in 2024
A recent report by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) revealed that in 2024 the organization received 722 applications related to ill-treatment, primarily at the...
Turkey’s ruling party unveils new legislation to turn lawyers into informants
A new bill submitted by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to the country’s parliament has sparked controversy by mandating that lawyers report...
Turkey allocates only 10 out of 20,000 teaching positions for Kurdish language
The Turkish Ministry of Education's decision to allocate only 10 positions for Kurdish language teachers out of 20,000 new teaching positions has sparked significant...
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