Stripped of her clothes and pushed back in the freezing cold, Turkish asylum seeker...
H.T., a 40-year-old teacher, was pushed back to Turkey by Greek authorities as she was trying to flee to a safer country and reunite...
Turkish police detain 11 journalists, including the mother of a 45-day-old baby
Turkish police raided the premises of several pro-Kurdish media outlets and private residences, detaining 11 journalists, including the mother of a 45-day-old infant, according...
Turkey’s response to UN letter on Kavala case does not address allegations: UN special...
Turkey’s response to a joint letter sent by UN special rapporteurs in September on the case of Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and philanthropist...
Int’l tribunal refuses to award damages to Turkish businessman over confiscation of companies
Turkish businessman Hamdi Akın İpek has lost a legal claim of $7 billion in damages he filed against the Turkish government at the World...
İmamoğlu has become ‘political hostage’ with recent conviction: EP Turkey rapporteur
European Parliament Standing Rapporteur for Turkey Nacho Sánchez Amor has said the recent conviction of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on insult charges has made him “a...
Top court finds rights violation in terror conviction of association member
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a man on terrorism charges over the alleged links of an association he’s a member...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violation in man’s dismissal due to spouse’s alleged ties...
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the firing of a man due to his wife’s alleged links to the Gülen movement violated his right...
OIC member states convene at Turkey’s invitation to denounce Quran burning, Islamophobia
Upon the invitation of Turkey, members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened in Jeddah on January 31 to condemn the recent burning...
Tent city in earthquake disaster zone at risk of flooding, warns Turkish Chamber of...
Amid devastating earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey on February 6, the Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers has warned that a tent city in Diyarbakır...
Top bar association files complaint against Turkish Red Crescent for selling tents to relief...
The Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) has filed a complaint against the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) for selling tents to a relief organization...
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