Convicted perpetrator of ‘Bahçelievler massacre’ appears on national TV, defends his crimes
Haluk Kırcı, the convicted murderer of seven university students in what is known as the “Bahçelievler massacre,” defended his crimes in an interview aired...
Spying by Turkish diplomats in Switzerland triggered criminal investigation in Turkey: report
The Turkish government used its diplomats in Switzerland to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and gather intelligence about them to help...
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...
Pro-Kurdish party members among 47 detained during protest against Turkish offensive in N. Syria,...
Turkish police on Monday broke up a protest that included members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP)...
Court overturns acquittal of Kurdish journalist facing terrorism charges
An appeals court in southeastern Turkey has overturned the acquittal of journalist Ayşe Kara, who now faces retrial on terrorism-related charges, the Artı Gerçek...
Turkish authorities should not harass or censor international outlets: CPJ
Turkish authorities must allow all news outlets to work freely and should not use licensing regulations to harass or censor international outlets, the Committee...
Gendarmes escort father to son’s funeral in handcuffs
The imprisoned father of Bahadır Odabaşı, a 16-year-old who recently died by suicide in Turkey's Diyarbakır province, was escorted to his son's funeral yesterday...
Turkish MP raises allegations of strip-search of 16-year-old arrested over social media post
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has told parliament that a 16-year-old girl arrested on charges of “disseminating“terrorist propaganda” in a social media video was subjected...
Wife of imprisoned former teacher says husband is chronically ill, calls on authorities to...
The wife of an imprisoned former teacher in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu said her husband suffered from...
Turkey’s top court rules against deportation of Syrian refugee for drunk driving
The Constitutional Court has found a decision to deport a Syrian migrant for drunk driving to be in violation of his rights, carrying a...
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