Turkey’s top court suspends funding for pro-Kurdish HDP
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Thursday suspended funding for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over its alleged ties to terrorism, Agence France-Presse reported.
The decision...
Amnesty report highlights severe restrictions on peaceful protest in Turkey
Amnesty International's latest report, released on Tuesday, highlights escalating restrictions and punitive measures against peaceful protesters in Turkey, undermining the right to peaceful assembly.
Turkey...
Social media users call on Turkish authorities to find relatives missing after February 6...
As the anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes nears, social media users have called on Turkish authorities to investigate the whereabouts of people who...
Mothers with young children should not be incarcerated, says CİSST report
A recent report published by the the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) said under no circumstances should young children accompany their mothers...
Former justice minister forced to resign after objecting to transfer of Khashoggi murder trial
Muharrem Erkek, deputy chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has claimed that former Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül was forced to resign...
11 Syrian refugees face deportation over ‘banana’ videos protesting discrimination
Eleven Syrian refugees who were detained after sharing videos on social media showing them eating bananas in an effort to condemn racism and discrimination...
Greece arrests 2 people from sailboat in distress with 70 aboard: report
Two people were arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling and endangering lives for steering a sailboat carrying 68 others that ran into trouble off...
RSF calls on Turkey to reinstate Açık Radyo’s broadcasting license
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Turkish judicial authorities to overturn a decision by country’s broadcasting and streaming regulator to rescind independent radio station Açık...
Doctors leaving Turkey should be stripped of citizenship: Turkish mayor
Taner İşbir, a district mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Çorum, has called on the Turkish government to revoke the...
Erdoğan rebukes US journalist asking about politically motivated arrests in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who frequently targets or attacks journalists in Turkey due to their critical reporting, has this time rebuked an American...
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