Imprisoned former Istanbul district mayor ‘dying a slow death from cancer,’ says lawyer
Şükrü Genç, the imprisoned former mayor of Istanbul's Sarıyer district, is suffering from colon cancer and is "slowly dying in prison," his lawyer, Hüseyin Cengiz, said...
Women’s rights group protests 3 femicides in one day in Turkey’s Mersin province
A women’s rights group in the southern Turkish province of Mersin held a street protest on Tuesday, condemning the murder of three women in...
Rights groups urge Turkish authorities to uphold child protections amid calls for harsher juvenile...
Human rights organizations in Turkey have issued a statement urging the protection of children's rights and compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child...
Turkish authorities jail 9-months-pregnant woman for attempting to flee prior to retrial over Gülen...
A Turkish woman previously sentenced to over six years for her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been arrested by a court...
Turkish spy agency steps up recruitment of informants among diaspora during holiday season
As millions of Turkish flock to Turkey’s resort towns and cities for the summer holidays, the country’s intelligence agency, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MIT), has...
Turkish authorities detain Workers’ Party members over slogans at CHP rally in Istanbul
Turkish authorities detained several members and executives of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) early Friday morning, including party council member Arzum Yalçın, over...
Experts warn of safety risks as contractors ordered to work round the clock in...
Occupational safety experts have criticized a recent directive by Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum instructing contractors in earthquake-affected areas to work...
Pioneering Saturday Mothers activist passes away, sparking grief among fellow campaigners
Emine Ocak, a pioneering activist with the Saturday Mothers movement who joined the first protest in Istanbul’s Galata Square on May 27, 1995 in...
Turkish MP reveals plight of female cadets serving life sentences on coup charges
Mustafa Yeneroğlu, a lawyer and independent member of the Turkish Parliament, has revealed the plight of three female former air force cadets who have been serving...
[Interview] Authoritarianism creates an unsafe environment for children, Defence for Children Netherlands Director Blaak says
Defence For Children Netherlands Director Mirjam Elisabeth Blaak said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that although there is an assumption...
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